Parlor palm
Chamaedorea elegans
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Description
A woody, rhizomatous plant with a slender green trunk, it is found in tropical areas and grows to 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in–9 ft 10 in) tall (rarely to 4–5 m (13–16 ft). It has 1.2 cm-long ringed stigma, punctured crescent-shaped leaves, erect buds, and flexible tubular stems without spines with generally pinnate foliage. The crown carries 3-10 long-leaf pinnate leaves (more when mature). A remarkable feature of this species is the early age of the onset of flowering, with some plants blooming with a height of only 30 cm.The small, light yellow, yellow, or orange-red odorous flowers appear on irregularly branched petioles that grow below or among the leaf. They emerge from the trunk as lateral buds and open in the form of clusters of small balls without petals. These have a certain resemblance to those of the mimosa. Occasionally, pea-sized berries develop after flowering, which are 6mm in diameter, and dark, collected in paniculate inflorescences.
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Taxonomy
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Chamaedorea
Characteristics
Plant Type
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
Flower
After a few years of growth will produce small, light yellow, yellow, or orange-red odorous flowers on irregularly branched stems that grow below or among the leaf. They emerge from the trunk as lateral buds and open in the form of clusters of small balls without petals. Interfoliar with branched green rachis, branch bracts papery, overlapping.
Fruit
Round, fleshy black fruit may occasionally appear
How to Grow
Sunlight
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day), Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)