Chamaedorea geonomiformis

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Chamaedorea geonomiformis
California
Scientific Classification
Genus: Chamaedorea Species: geonomiformis
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
America
Morphology
Habit: Solitary Leaf type: Simple Height: 2m Trunk diameter: 1cm
Culture
Sun exposure: Shade Soil type: Limestone soils
Survivability index
Common names
Pacaya

Contents 1 Habitat and Distribution 2 Description 3 Culture 4 Curiosities

[edit] Habitat and Distribution

Low to mid elevation rainforest, of Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, and Honduras.

[edit] Description

Synonyms: Chamaedorea humilis, Geonoma fenestrata, Nunnezharia tenella. Common Names: Necklace Palm. Trunk type: Solitary, Smooth Slender Dark Green, Prominent Lignt Brown Rings. Trunk Diameter: Up to 8mm (0.3"). Leaf detail: Pinnately compound, bifid, v-shaped, Leaf Size: Up to 0.3m (1'), Petiole: Up to 100mm (4"), Leaf Color: Dark Green, Glossy, with a slightly tufted leaf surface. Inflorescence Color: Yellow, Cream. Fruit detail: Up to 9mm (0.35"), Ellipsoid To Subglobose. Fruit Colour: Black.

[edit] Culture

Requirements: Full shade when young, filtered light when mature, consistently moist soil, well drained position, this is an understory palm.

[edit] Curiosities

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