Palms   Chamaedorea hooperiana

Common Names: Maya Palm Distribution & Habitat: Mexico rainforest. Description: A very elegant and attractive small/medium sized clustering palm up to 4m tall. General: Only recently discovered (by Don Hodel in 1992, during research for his definitive book on Chamaedoreas Chamaedorea Palms - The Species and Their Cultivation), this is said to be one of the most beautifull of the Chameadoreas. Culture: A sheltered, moist but well drained position. Frost tolerant but a slow grower. Figure 2. C. hooperiana stem bases

Figure 1. C. hooperiana

Figure 3. C. hooperiana infructescence.

Contributed by:

Colin Wilson (Figure 1,2&3)

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