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Chamaedorea pinnatifrons Oerst.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Chamaedorea

Characteristics

A palm. It is a very variable palm. It grows 4 m tall. Only the one called pacaya has been recorded as having edible flowers.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.75 - 3.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dense, wet, mixed, mountain forest, at elevations from 600-2,000 metres. Moist, shady forests. Lowland to montane forests, at elevations from 40-2,700 metres.
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A tropical plant.
Light 1-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

The immature male flower is eaten raw in salads. It is also boiled and eaten with salt and butter.
Uses animal food coffee substitute environmental use food material medicinal
Edible flowers fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) 22 - 32
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Chamaedorea pinnatifrons leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Chamaedorea pinnatifrons leaf picture by Daniela Giraldo Jaramillo (cc-by-sa)
Chamaedorea pinnatifrons leaf picture by Raul Vaquer (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Chamaedorea pinnatifrons fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Chamaedorea pinnatifrons fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Chamaedorea pinnatifrons fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Chamaedorea pinnatifrons world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Chamaedorea pinnatifrons threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:665826-1
WFO ID wfo-0000838907
COL ID TJRF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Nunnezharia bartlingiana Nunnezharia bifurcata Nunnezharia bracteata Nunnezharia brevifrons Nunnezharia concolor Nunnezharia conocarpa Nunnezharia lanceolata Nunnezharia membranacea Nunnezharia pacaya Nunnezharia pinnatifrons Martinezia lanceolata Nunnezharia geonomoides Borassus pinnatifrons Chamaedorea aguilariana Chamaedorea bartlingiana Chamaedorea boliviensis Chamaedorea concinna Chamaedorea geonomoides Chamaedorea gracilis Chamaedorea heilbornii Chamaedorea kalbreyeriana Chamaedorea minor Chamaedorea oerstedii Chamaedorea pacaya Chamaedorea rhombea Chamaedorea bifurcata Chamaedorea bracteata Chamaedorea brevifrons Chamaedorea concolor Chamaedorea conocarpa Chamaedorea lanceolata Chamaedorea membranacea Chamaedorea micrantha Chamaedorea depauperata Chamaedorea dryanderae Chamaedorea flavovirens Chamaedorea macroloba Chamaedorea lanceolata var. littoralis Hyospathe montana Nunnezharia flavovirens Chamaedorea hoppii Chamaedorea herrerae Chamaedorea holmgrenii Chamaedorea pinnatifrons
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