Chamaedorea parvifolia
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A palm. It has a single stem. It grows 2 m tall and the trunk is 1.5 cm wide. It forms flowers when the stem hasn't yet formed. There are 5-8 leaves with leaflets along the stalk. The leaves are 35 cm long and there are 4-5 leaflets on each side. They are narrowly sword shaped and 16 cm long by 2.5-2.8 cm wide. The flowering stalk is erect with 3-5 flowering branches. The fruit are small and round.
Edible Uses
Young flowers are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in mountain forest at 1500-1700 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Central America, Costa Rica,
Notes
There are about 100 Chamaedorea species. They are mostly in Central America. There are 77 species in tropical America.
References (2)
- Balick, M.J. and Beck, H.T., (Ed.), 1990, Useful palms of the World. A Synoptic Bibliography. Colombia p 658
- Henderson, A., Galeano, G and Bernal, R., 1995, Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton. p 99
