Rhapidophyllum

Translingual

Rhapidophyllum hystrix

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥαφίς (rhaphís, “needle”) and Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Proper noun

Rhapidophyllum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – needle palm.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Arecales - order; Arecaceae - family; Coryphoideae - subfamily; Trachycarpeae - tribe; Rhapidinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Rhapidophyllum hystrix (needle palm) - sole species

References

• Rhapidophyllum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhapidophyllum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Rhapidophyllum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons