# Chamaedorea

Chamaedorea is a genus of 107 species of palms, native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas. They are small palms, growing to 0.3–6 m (1 ft 0 in – 19 ft 8 in) tall with slender, cane-like stems, growing in the understory in rainforests, and often spreading by means of underground runners, forming clonal colonies. The leaves are pinnate (rarely entire), with one to numerous leaflets. The flowers are produced in inflorescences; they are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. The fruit is an orange or red drupe 0.5–2 cm diameter. Perhaps the best-known species is Chamaedorea elegans (neanthe bella palm or parlor palm) from Mexico and Guatemala. It is popular as a houseplant, particularly in Victorian houses. Another well-known species is Chamaedorea seifrizii, the bamboo palm or reed palm.
The name Chamaedorea comes from Ancient Greek χαμαί (chamai) 'on the ground' and δωρεά (dorea) 'gift', in reference to easily reached fruits, or the plants' low-growing nature.

## Species

| Chamaedorea adscendens (Dammer) Burret Chamaedorea allenii L.H.Bailey Chamaedorea alternans H.Wendl. Chamaedorea amabilis H.Wendl. ex Dammer Chamaedorea anemophila Hodel Chamaedorea angustisecta Burret Chamaedorea arenbergiana H.Wendl. Chamaedorea atrovirens Mart. Chamaedorea benziei Hodel Chamaedorea binderi Hodel Chamaedorea brachyclada H.Wendl. Chamaedorea brachypoda Standl. & Steyerm. Chamaedorea carchensis Standl. & Steyerm. Chamaedorea castillo-montii Hodel Chamaedorea cataractarum Mart. Chamaedorea christinae Hodel Chamaedorea correae Hodel & N.W.Uhl Chamaedorea costaricana Oerst. Chamaedorea crucensis Hodel Chamaedorea dammeriana Burret Chamaedorea deckeriana (Klotzsch) Hemsl. Chamaedorea deneversiana Grayum & Hodel Chamaedorea elatior Mart. Chamaedorea elegans Mart. Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti H.Wendl. Chamaedorea falcifera H.E.Moore Chamaedorea foveata Hodel Chamaedorea fractiflexa Hodel & Cast.Mont Chamaedorea fragrans Mart. Chamaedorea frondosa Hodel, Cast.Mont & Zúñiga Chamaedorea geonomiformis H.Wendl. Chamaedorea glaucifolia H.Wendl. Chamaedorea graminifolia H.Wendl. Chamaedorea guntheriana Hodel & N.W.Uhl Chamaedorea hodelii Grayum Chamaedorea hooperiana Hodel Chamaedorea ibarrae Hodel Chamaedorea incrustata Hodel, G.Herrera & Casc.Mont Chamaedorea keelerorum Hodel & Cast.Mont Chamaedorea klotzschiana H.Wendl. Chamaedorea latisecta (H.E.Moore) A.H.Gentry Chamaedorea lehmannii Burret Chamaedorea liebmannii Mart. Chamaedorea linearis (Ruiz & Pav.) Mart. Chamaedorea lucidifrons L.H.Bailey Chamaedorea macrospadix Oerst. Chamaedorea matae Hodel Chamaedorea metallica O.F.Cook ex H.E.Moore Chamaedorea microphylla H.Wendl. Chamaedorea microspadix Burret Chamaedorea moliniana Hodel, Cast.Mont & Zúñiga Chamaedorea murriensis Galeano Chamaedorea nationsiana Hodel & Cast.Mont Chamaedorea neurochlamys Burret | Chamaedorea nubium Standl. & Steyerm. Chamaedorea oblongata Mart. Chamaedorea oreophila Mart. Chamaedorea pachecoana Standl. & Steyerm. Chamaedorea palmeriana Hodel & N.W.Uhl Chamaedorea parvifolia Burret Chamaedorea parvisecta Burret Chamaedorea pauciflora Mart. Chamaedorea pedunculata Hodel & N.W.Uhl Chamaedorea pinnatifrons (Jacq.) Oerst. Chamaedorea piscifolia Hodel, G.Herrera & Casc. Chamaedorea pittieri L.H.Bailey Chamaedorea plumosa Hodel Chamaedorea pochutlensis Liebm. Chamaedorea ponderosa Hodel Chamaedorea pumila H.Wendl. ex Dammer Chamaedorea pygmaea H.Wendl. Chamaedorea queroana Hodel Chamaedorea radicalis Mart. Chamaedorea recurvata Hodel Chamaedorea rhizomatosa Hodel Chamaedorea ricardoi R.Bernal, Galeano & Hodel Chamaedorea rigida H.Wendl. ex Dammer Chamaedorea robertii Hodel & N.W.Uhl Chamaedorea rojasiana Standl. & Steyerm. Chamaedorea rosibeliae Hodel, G.Herrera & Casc. Chamaedorea rossteniorum Hodel, G.Herrera & Casc. Chamaedorea sartorii Liebm. Chamaedorea scheryi L.H.Bailey Chamaedorea schiedeana Mart. Chamaedorea schippii Burret Chamaedorea seifrizii Burret Chamaedorea selvae Hodel Chamaedorea serpens Hodel Chamaedorea simplex Burret Chamaedorea skutchii Standl. & Steyerm. Chamaedorea smithii A.H.Gentry Chamaedorea stenocarpa Standl. & Steyerm. Chamaedorea stolonifera H.Wendl. ex Hook.f. Chamaedorea stricta Standl. & Steyerm. Chamaedorea subjectifolia Hodel Chamaedorea tenerrima Burret Chamaedorea tepejilote Liebm. Chamaedorea tuerckheimii (Dammer) Burret Chamaedorea undulatifolia Hodel & N.W.Uhl Chamaedorea verapazensis Hodel & Cast.Mont Chamaedorea verecunda Grayum & Hodel Chamaedorea volcanensis Hodel & Cast.Mont Chamaedorea vulgata Standl. & Steyerm. Chamaedorea warscewiczii H.Wendl. Chamaedorea whitelockiana Hodel & N.W.Uhl Chamaedorea woodsoniana L.H.Bailey Chamaedorea zamorae Hodel |

### Formerly placed here

* Synechanthus fibrosus (H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. (as C. fibrosa H.Wendl.)