Chamaedorea seifrizii

Chamaedorea seifrizii
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
Burret
Synonyms

Chamaedorea donnell-smithii Dammer
Chamaedorea erumpens H.E.Moore
Meiota campechana O.F.Cook

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. The evergreen leaves are pinnately divided, and yellow flowers are borne on a panicle. The fruit are small, round, and black.

Native to Mexico and Central America, it grows in disturbed forest habitats and in mesic soils over limestone. The species has been introduced to Florida where it is grown as a hedge plant. It has been found to escape cultivation.

The species is named for botanist William Seifriz.

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