Chamaedorea woodsoniana

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Figure 1. C. woodsoniana infructescence

Synonymy:

Chamaedorea vistae

Distribution & Habitat:

Central American rainforest

Description:

A medium sized, solitary, pinnate palm, to about 10m tall.

General:

A very attractive species which should be more widely grown.

Culture:

Sheltered and moist. Relatively cold tolerant.

Figure 2. C. woodsoniana leaves.

Contributed by:

Mike Gray (Figure 1&2)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk