PACSOA - Chamaedorea tepejilote

Palms

Chamaedorea tepejilote

Common Names:
Pacaya Palm
Distribution & Habitat:
Central American rainforest, from Mexico thru to Colombia.
Description:
One of the taller Chamaedoreas, a usually single trunked plant up to 7m tall, with prominently swollen nodes. The pinnate leaves are up to 1.5m long, and 1m wide. Very attractive.
General:
The plant is grown as a crop in Central America, where the male inflorescences are eaten either cooked or raw.
Culture:
Shady, moist, but well drained position. Quite a fast grower. Looks best when planted in clumps.

Figure 1. C. tepejilote

Figure 2. A lovely clump of C. tepejilote with infructescences.
Figure 3. C. tepejilote infructescence.

Contributed by: Angelo Porcelli (Figure 1)
Ian Edwards (Figure 2&3)

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Contributed by:	Angelo Porcelli (Figure 1)
	Ian Edwards (Figure 2&3)