Chamaedorea alternans

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Figure 1. C. alternans at

Synonymy:

Claimed by some to be a synonym for C. tepejilote,

Distribution & Habitat:

Mexican rainforest.

Description:

A small to medium sized solitary palm to about 4m tall. Very closely related to C. tepejilote.

Culture:

Lightly shaded, moist, but well drained position. Tolerant of light frost. Kew Gardens

Figure 2. C. alternans leaf detail.

Contributed by:

Colin Wilson (Figure 1&2)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk