Chamaedorea
| Chamaedorea | |
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| Chamaedorea costaricana | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Hyophorbeae |
| Genus: | Chamaedorea Willd.[1] |
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Anothea O.F.Cook nom. inval. |
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Chamaedorea is a genus of 107 species of palms, native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas.[2][3]. The name is derived from the Greek words χαμαί (chamai), meaning "on the ground," and δωρεά (dorea), meaning "gift." It refers to the easily reached fruits or the plants' low-growing nature.[4]
Chamaedorea species are small palms, growing to 0.3–6 m 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.[3] Perhaps the best-known species is Chamaedorea elegans (Neanthe Bella Palm or Parlour Palm) from Mexico and Guatemala. It is popular as a houseplant, particularly in Victorian era houses. Another well-known species is Chamaedorea seifrizii, the Bamboo Palm or Reed Palm.
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- Synechanthus fibrosus (H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. (as C. fibrosa H.Wendl.)[5]
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- ^ a b "Genus: Chamaedorea Willd.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?2373. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- ^ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, palms checklist: Chamaedorea
- ^ a b Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Volume I A-C. CRC Press. p. 495. ISBN 9780849326752. http://books.google.com/?id=esMPU5DHEGgC.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Chamaedorea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?2373. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
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