Palms   Chamaedorea tuerckheimii

Common Names: Ruffles Palm, Potato Chip Palm Conservation Status: Endangered in habitat. Distribution & Habitat: Wet, tropical rainforest of Guatamala and Mexico. Description: A very small palm, to about 1m high with corrugated leaves, which hasve distinctly toothed margins. The typical form has a plain green leaf, with very attractive white edge around it, however there are several other forms with slight differences in the leaf. General: A very popular palm with collectors, due to its very unusual leaves and size, but now unfortunately rare in its natural habitat. Culture: Warm, sheltered and moist.

Figure 1. C. tuerckheimii 'no white'/mottled leaf form.

Figure 2. C. tuerckheimii leaf detail.

Figure 3. A beautifull specimen of C. tuerckheimii .

Contributed by:

Colin Wilson (Figure 1,2&3)

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