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Chamaedorea vulgata
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{{PalmSpeciesHeader}} __NOTOC__ <div class="row"> <div class="small-0 large-5 columns"> [[File:C_vulgata_813.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''C. vulgata'']] </div> <div class="small-0 large-7 columns"> ===Common Names:=== Known as pacaya, cum and kip in Guatemala. ===Etymology:=== The name comes from the Latin ''vulgatus'' meaning common, general, or ordinary, in reference to the species initially being thought as one of the most common palms of western Guatemala. ===Distribution & Habitat:=== Moist or wet forest on the Pacific slopes of Guatemala and south-east Mexico at 1,300-2,350 m elevation. ===Description:=== A small, solitary upright palm to between 20-3 metres tall, with a stem of 1-2 cm in diameter, green but densely spotted with white spots. 3-5 leaves with a white spotted petiole; up to 10 leaflets each side of the rhachis, linear-lanceolate with the middle leaflets the largest. ===Cultivation:=== Prefers a sheltered, under-story position, with moist, but well drained soil. </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="small-0 large-6 columns"> [[File:C.vulgata_leaf.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''C. vulgata'' leaf]] </div> <div class="small-0 large-6 columns"> [[File:C.vulgata_petiole.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''C. vulgata'' petiole]] </div> </div> ===Contributed by:=== Ian Edwards (Figure 1,2&3) ===External Links:=== [https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Chamaedorea%20vulgata Kew], [https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/992a4d3b-2e67-4584-ac51-f25021b1999a PalmWeb], [https://e-monocot.org/taxon/urn:kew.org:wcs:taxon:37683 eMonocot], [https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Chamaedorea+vulgata JSTOR], [https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Chamaedorea+vulgata Trebrown] </p> [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Chamaedorea+vulgata%22&num=10&sa=Google+Search Google], [https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Chamaedorea+vulgata%22&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages], [https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Chamaedorea+vulgata Flickr], [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Chamaedorea+vulgata%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&sa=Google+Search PalmTalk] <p> [[Category:Chamaedorea|vulgata]] [[Category:Palm|Chamaedorea_vulgata]]
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