Pronunciation: cam-uh-DOOR-ee-uh turk-HIME-ee-eye
Common Name: Potato Chip Palm
Chamaedorea tuerckheimii is one of the more sought after small, understory Chamaedoreas in California having a highly ornamental ovoid/entire leaf with ridges somewhat resembling a ridged potato chip.
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Appearance and Biology
- Habit: solitary with a crown of 8-12 entire leaves
- Height: 2'-3'
- Trunk: single; 1/4"-1/3" thick; dark green (Guatemalan) or medium green (Mexican); closely ringed
- Crownshaft: pseudo-crownshaft of leaf bases that partially circle the stem
- Spread: 4"-6"
- Leaf Description: pinnate/entire; flattish with subtle 'V' at midrib; Guatemalan form: leaf blade dark, forest green; entire/ovoid with subtle point at distal end; deeply ridged; whitish margin to entire leaf edges; 4" long and 2.5" wide; Mexican form: medium green and lime-green to yellow-green blotches; 4"-5" long and 3" wide; no whitish margin at edge of leaves
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