Chamaedorea benziei
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Distribution & Habitat:
Rainforest in the Chiapas region of Mexico.
Description:
A medium sized, pinnate, solitary palm to about 5m tall, with quite a thick trunk. Quite similar in appearance to to C. woodsoniana.
General:
Only recently described.
Culture:
Shady, moist, but well drained position.
Contributed by:
Ian Edwards (Figure 1 & 2)
External Links:
Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown
Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk