Chamaedorea seifrizii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Chamaedorea |
Species: | C. seifrizii
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Binomial name | |
Chamaedorea seifrizii | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Chamaedorea donnell-smithii Dammer |
Chamaedorea seifrizii is a species of palm referred to as bamboo palm, parlor palm, or reed palm. It is a subtropical palm that grows up to 20 feet tall, and is commonly used as a houseplant. [3] The evergreen leaves are pinnately divided, and yellow flowers are borne on a panicle. [4] The fruit are small, round, and black. [5]
Native to Mexico and Central America, it grows in disturbed forest habitats and in mesic soils over limestone. [5] The species has been introduced to Florida where it is grown as a hedge plant. [6] It has been found to escape cultivation. [7]
The species is named for botanist William Seifriz. [6]
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Chamaedorea seifrizii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Chamaedorea |
Species: | C. seifrizii
|
Binomial name | |
Chamaedorea seifrizii | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Chamaedorea donnell-smithii Dammer |
Chamaedorea seifrizii is a species of palm referred to as bamboo palm, parlor palm, or reed palm. It is a subtropical palm that grows up to 20 feet tall, and is commonly used as a houseplant. [3] The evergreen leaves are pinnately divided, and yellow flowers are borne on a panicle. [4] The fruit are small, round, and black. [5]
Native to Mexico and Central America, it grows in disturbed forest habitats and in mesic soils over limestone. [5] The species has been introduced to Florida where it is grown as a hedge plant. [6] It has been found to escape cultivation. [7]
The species is named for botanist William Seifriz. [6]
This article needs additional or more specific
categories. (April 2022) |