Pronunciation: kam-uh-DOOR-ee-uh peh-dunk-you-LAHT-uh
Common Name: none
Chamaedorea pedunculata is another less than unique looking solitary species with wider leaflets. It does have very long flower peduncles that can extend beyond the leaves. Otherwise it would be hard to tell it apart from most of the others in this 'category'. Really not in active cultivation and that is not likely to change. But there are plants growing and doing well in California.
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Appearance and Biology
- Habit: solitary with a crown of 3-5 feather leaves
- Height: 6'-8'
- Trunk: single; 3/4"-1" thick; ringed pale green stem
- Crownshaft: 6"-10" tall; medium green, fatter at base than stem below; tapers dorsally
- Spread: 5'-8'
- Leaf Description: pinnate; 4' long; upright; flat; leaflets wide (up to 3") and somewhat falcate; medium green
- Petiole/Leaf bases: 18"-24" long; smooth and rounded; unarmed; medium green
- Reproduction: dioecious
- Inflorescence: up to 3' or more long (mostly peduncle); pendulous floral parts at the end; branched; pale yellow
- Fruit: 2/3"; spherical; black
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Horticultural Characteristics
- Minimum Temp: 32F estimate
- Drought Tolerance: poor
- Dry Heat Tolerance: poor
- Cool Tolerance: moderate?
- Wind Tolerance: poor
- Salt Tolerance: unknown
- Growth Rate: slow
- Soil Preference: moist and well draining
- Light Requirement: filtered sun to partial sun
- Human Hazards: none known
- Disease or Horticultural Problems: unknown
- Transplants?: unknown
- Indoor?: unknown
- Availability: extremely rare
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