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Chamaedorea is a genus of 107 species of palms, native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas. They are small palms, growing to 0.3–6 m (1 ft 0 in – 19 ft 8 in) tall with slender, cane-like stems, growing in the understory in rainforests, and often spreading by means of underground runners, forming clonal colonies. The leaves are pinnate (rarely entire), with one to numerous leaflets. The flowers are produced in inflorescences; they are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. The fruit is an orange or red drupe 0.5–2 cm diameter. Perhaps the best-known species is Chamaedorea elegans (neanthe bella palm or parlor palm) from Mexico and Guatemala. It is popular as a houseplant, particularly in Victorian houses. Another well-known species is Chamaedorea seifrizii, the bamboo palm or reed palm.
Cascade Palm · Pacaya · Parlor palm · Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti · Metallic Palm · Chamaedorea microspadix · Chamaedorea radicalis · Seifriz's chamaedorea · Pacaya Palm · Chamaedorea tuerckheimii · Chamaedorea woodsoniana
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chamaedorea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
