RHAMNUS 



ilulate; an interesting form of verj' distinct appearance 

 with its featlierv foliage. K. Frangnla is a handsome 

 lawn shrub with shining foliage and attractive berries. 

 R. argdta, Maxim. Unarmed glabrous shrub, allied to R. 

 CHthartii^a : Ivs. orbicul.iv-ovate, acuminate, sharply serrate. 



Closely allied i 



RHAPIS 



1511 



been confounded with R I 

 guished even without Ivs l'\ 

 quite hardy.— i?. Eryihrn.t i/l 

 R. cathai-tica: Ivs. alternulc 

 casus to Mongolia and SiIh 

 (R.AIaternusXalpinus). H„ 

 oval-oblong, glossy Ivs. \ 

 more remotely serrate. H 

 glossy foliage.— J?. Jap6rtir,i 

 10 ft., allied to R. Dahurici 

 fls. with the style almost dn 

 Very similar in habit to K 

 guished in winter by its .li 

 obtuse, slightly siirra.linf; i. 

 glossy light yellowi li 1). 

 winter-buds cln^-'K ■ m 

 L'Herit. Allied i^ I I 

 with 12-15 pairs .it ' 

 2683. Not hardy - /. 

 bent shrub, allied t ' 

 usually narrowed at 

 pestris. Scop. L"« 



Linn. Low and deii>.-, vt-i.\ ^i-iii.* 

 to R. cathartica: hs,. uppusit.- u: 

 glabrous, about 1 in._h>ng. Jits 



. Alps. Hardy.-jB. r«- 

 shrub, about 3 ft. high, 

 n oblong-obovate, thin, 

 istei-n Eu.— J?, saxatilis, 

 I, about 3 ft. high, allied 



W As 



Hardy —li tinct/iria. W,aldst. & Kit. Closely allied to the pre- 

 ceding, but Ivs. pubescent. Mts. of M. and S. Eu., W. .\sia. 

 Alfred Rehder. 



BHAPHID6PH0EA (Greek for nee<Ue-heanng; allud- 

 ing to needle-like hairs). ArAcea-. About 20 species of 

 the East Indies, allied to Pothos, but distinguished from 

 the Pothos tribe by the presence of odd hairs in the in- 

 tercellular spaces and by the 2-loculed rather than 3- 

 loculed ovary. See Pothos. It is probable that the gar- 

 den plant Pothos aureus is of this genus. Rhaphido- 

 phoras are climbing aroids, to be treated like Philoden- 

 dron and Pothos. 



It is not known that any species of Rhaphidophora 

 are in the American trade. B. pertitsa, Schott (B. pin- 

 tiilta, Schott. Scinddpsus perfitsus, Schott), has large 

 ninnstera-like Ivs., with long and narrow side lobes and 

 lumi.rnus li.il.s in the blade. R.H. 188;!, p. 561. B. de- 

 '■ursiru, Schott, is a gigantic climber, with large pin- 

 nate Ivs.. the segments or Ifts. oblong-lanceolate-acu- 

 ininate and strongly nerved; spathe yellowish. B,M. 

 7282. B. Peepla, Schott, has entire oblong or elliptic- 

 oblong Ivs., with roundish or subcordate base; spathe 

 yellowish. 



BHAPIDOPHtLHTM fGreek, probably means Bliapis- 

 leaved). Palmicem. Blue Palmetto. A genus of one 

 species ranging from South Carolina to Florida. It is 

 a dwarf fan-palm with erect or ere, -inn- trunk 2-:i ft. 



few or none. 



Other generic characters: spadices short-peduncled: 

 spathes 2-5, entire, tubular, compressed, bifid, woolly; 

 fls minute, orange: fr. small, ovoid or obovate, woolly. 

 The plant is said to produce suckers freely, like Rhapis, 

 an unusual circumstance among palms. 



HJ'Strix, H. Wendl. & Drude (Chamwrops Hystrix. 

 Fras.). Fig. 2096. Stem 2-3 ft., erect or creeping, pro- 

 liferous, clothed with the fibrous remains of leaf sheaths 

 intermingled with long, erect spims: Ivs. ::-t ff., some- 

 what glaucous, circular in outline, with nimirroiis 2-1- 

 toothed segments; petiole triangular, roim^li on tiie mar- 

 gins: sheaths of oblique fibers interwoven with numer- 

 ous strong, erect spines; spadix 6-12 in. long, short- 

 peduncled: drupe %-l in. long. S.C.toFla. I. H. 30:486. 

 Jared G. Smith. 



BhapidophiiUum Hystris.Ww Blue Palmetto or Needle 

 Palmetto, is' the most beautiful and elegant of our 

 ntiti' . Uu 111 I'lliiis. It is very local in its distribution, 

 b. Ill 1 1, low soil both in Georgia and Florida, 



bill 1. rather rare. Its most striking char- 



aetiii-tii- 111 iIm- long, sharp, black 

 spines projecting in every direction from 

 the dark fibers which cover the trunk. 

 These spines, which are often a foot 

 long, seem to protect the inflorescence, 

 which before . .,...„. It- rHs..„ii,ies a large 

 white egg aii'i ' i i 'imIh ddeil among 

 the spines. I i ns staminate 



andpistill it. i. ii-ati- plants. 



The woolh i In n i ■ i>i i iit or seeds are 

 borne on short stmis also surnmniU d 

 by the sharp spines. This palmetto is 

 easily transplanted. The Ivs. are daik 

 shiny green, relieved by a pale silvery 

 gray on the under surface. It is a very 

 beautiful plant, and groups of it are 

 striking. The stem is 2 to 3 feet high 

 and the leaves rise to a height of 3 to 4 

 feet. jj_ Nehrling. 



EHAPI6LEPIS. See Bapliiolepis. 



RHAPIS (Greek, needle; alluding to 

 the shape of the Ivs. or perhaps the awns 

 of the corolla). Pahndcew. A genus of 

 5 species of fan-palms of very distinct 

 habit, natives of China and .lapan. They 



are among 



the fev 



at the I..1-I 'iiiii_ 



bushy clumps. Lo,\ ' i I m . 



densely cespitose i.. < im- .loili,,l 



with remains of tin t.-ii, uI.lIc h-al- 

 sheaths : lv.s. alternate and terminal, 

 sub-membranaeeous, ccmnate or semi- 

 orbieular, irregularly and digitately 3- to 

 manv-parted; segments linear, euneate, 

 or eiliptical truncate, entire, dentate or 

 lohed: nerves 3 to many; transverse 

 veins conspicuous; rachis none; lignle 

 very short, semi-circular; petiole sleu 

 der, biconvex, smooth or serrulate on 

 the margins ; sheath long, loosely fringed 

 on the margin; spadices shorter than the 

 Ivs., slender-ped uncled: rachis sheathed 

 by deciduous bracts: branches spread- 

 ing: spathes 2-3, incomplete, membra- 

 nous: fls. yellow. This genus is distin- 

 guished from its near allies (for a list 

 of which see Licuala) by the fls. being 

 dioecious; corolla 3-toothed; anthers de- 

 hiscing extrorsely. The name Rhapis is 

 commonly spelled and pronounced Ra- 

 phis, but this is incorrect. 



!(lh. 



B. J.I 



■its. 



flabellif6rmis, l/llcrit. (II. Kwaniwor- 

 tsik, H. Wendl.). Fig. 1623, Vol. 111. 

 Stems l!^-4 ft. high: Ivs. ,')-7-parted ; 

 segments linear, subplicate, ciliate-spin- 2096. Young leaf 

 ulose along the margins and midveins, metto not vet 

 truncate, erose at the apex: petioles ser- unfolded (XJi). 

 rulate along the margins. China, Japan. 

 B.M. 1371. R.H. 1872, p. 230. A. G. 13:261. I. H. 34:13. 

 — Var. intermedia, Hort., according to Siebrecht, has 

 Ivs. horizontal instead of somewhat erect. Var. var- 

 ieg4ta, Hort., has been ottered. 



BB. Ijvs. with 7-10 or more segments. 



hiimilis, Blume. Fig. 2097. Lvs. semi-circular; basal 

 lobes directed backward; segments rarely more than 10, 

 spreading; petioles unarmed. China. A.F. 7:405. 

 AA. Stems becoming 8 ft. high. 



Cochinchinfensis, Mart. {Chamcerops Cochinchininsis, 

 Lour.). Leaf -segments much plaited; petioles short, 

 straight and pricitly. Cochin China. Int. by Franceschi, 

 1900. Jared G. Smith and W. M. 



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