Pronunciation: sham-burr-ROAN-ee-uh lep-ih-DOE-tuh
Common Name: none
Chambeyronia lepidota is growing here and there in California and though closely related to one of the most popular palms among palm enthusiasts in all of California (and Florida and Hawaii as well), this palm is a very marginal and frustrating one to grow. So far, no mature specimens exist in the ground in California. It is a much smaller palm without the glorious red new flush of leaves, but still an attractive tropical looking crownshafted palm.
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Appearance and Biology
- Habit: solitary with a crown of 5-6 feather leaves
- Height: 6' estimate
- Trunk: single; 5" thick; tan; ringed
- Crownshaft: 18" tall; light brown; lined
- Spread: 5'
- Leaf Description: pinnate; arching/recurved; leaflets upright in 45 degree 'V'; light green; 4' long; leaflets leathery and ridged
- Petiole/Leaf bases: 1' long; light brown; rounded except near trunk where narrowly channeled for 6"
- Reproduction: monoecious
- Inflorescence: 1' long, almost all branches in all directions; from below crownshaft; not seen yet in California (and may never be)
- Fruit: ovoid; 1.5" long; red when ripe (not seen in California)
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Horticultural Characteristics
- Minimum Temp: 33F
- Drought Tolerance: poor
- Dry Heat Tolerance: unknown
- Cool Tolerance: poor
- Wind Tolerance: moderate
- Salt Tolerance: unknown
- Growth Rate: very slow
- Soil Preference: moist, well draining, rich
- Light Requirement: shade to filtered sun
- Human Hazards: none
- Disease or Horticultural Problems: prone to die unexpectedly; very cold and drought sensitive
- Transplants?: unknown
- Indoor?: unknown
- Availability: rare
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