Chamaedorea

Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics

Chamaedorea Willd.
BAMBOO PALM
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Classification

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ARECALES
Chamaedorea

Citation

CHAMAEDOREA Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 4: 638, 800. 1806, nom. cons. vs. Morenia Ruiz Lopez & Pavon 1794, et vs. Nunnezharia Ruiz Lopez & Pavon 1794.
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TYPE: Chamaedorea gracilis Willdenow, nom. illegit. (Borassus pinnatifrons Jacquin; Chamaedorea pinnatifrons (Jacquin) Oersted)

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Chamaedorea seifrizii BAMBOO PALM Not Native Y

[Family identification key]

1.  Cespitose; stems often very slender
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1.  Solitary (but often planted in groups); stems thicker
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2.  Plants shrubby, the stems and inflorescences usually apparent; foliage often light green
2.  Plants dense and bushy, the stems and inflorescences usually obscured; foliage often dark green (commonly cultivated, not naturalized in Florida)
3.  Leaves simple to bifid or pinnately divided, if pinnate then leaflets not much narrower at the base (commonly cultivated, not naturalized in Florida)
3.  Leaves pinnately divided, the leaflets conspicuously narrowing at the base– (commonly cultivated, not naturalized in Florida)