Palms   Chamaedorea costaricana

Synonymy: C. seibertii Common Names: Bamboo Palm Habitat: Central America Description: A small clumping palm to about 3m tall, very similar to C. microspadix , and C. seifrizii . Culture: Requires shadey conditions as a youngster, however it will take full sun as an adult. The most cold tolerant of the bamboo Chamaedoreas . Likes plenty of water, but also needs good drainage.	Figure 1. C. costaricana in habitat.
Figure 2. C. costaricana infructescence.	Figure 3. C. costaricana ligule.

Contributed by:	Rolf Kyburz, K-Palms (Figure 1)
	Ian Edwards (Figures 2&3)

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