Chamaedorea schippii Burret

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Chamaedorea

Characteristics

A palm with several stems. It forms thickets. It grows 4 m tall. Male and female flowers are on separate plants.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.5
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet mixed forests. It is often on limestone. It grows up to 700 m above sea level.
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Moist or wet, mixed forest, often on limestone, at elevations up to 700 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The flowering stems are eaten in salads. They are also boiled as a vegetable. They can be fried in batter.
Uses -
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 22 - 32
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Productivity -

Images

Chamaedorea schippii unspecified picture

Distribution

Chamaedorea schippii world distribution map, present in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:54952-2
WFO ID wfo-0000839204
COL ID TJSJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Chamaedorea schippii