Palms
 
Chamaedorea adscendens
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Distribution & Habitat:
Atlantic rainforest of Belize and Guatemala, often on limestone based soils, to 700m altitude.
Description:
A small solitary palm to 2.5m tall.
When young it looks similar to
Chamaedorea metallica
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but the blades are more deeply incised apically. According to Hodel
its durable leathery leaves are perhaps the thickest in this genus.
The leaves are blue-grey-green with a velvety aspect, and are just one feature of this very nice palm.
Cultivation:
Warm, sheltered and moist. Likes mulch.
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Figure 1. C. adscendens
juvenile
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Figure 2. C. adscendens
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Figure 3. C. adscendens
infructescence.
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Figure 4. C. adscendens
stem and petiole bases.
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Figure 5. C. adscendens
stem base and inflorescences.
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| Contributed by:
| Chris Gray (Figure 1)
| | Mike Brett, MB Palms, (Figure 2,3,4&5)
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