Chamaedorea elegans (Introduced) – eFlora of India

May 12, 2018
Chamaedorea

Chamaedorea elegans Mart., Linnaea 5: 204 1830. (syn: Chamaedorea deppeana Klotzsch; Chamaedorea elegans var. angustifolia M.Martens & Galeotti; Chamaedorea helleriana Klotzsch; Chamaedorea humilis (Liebm. ex Oerst.) Mart.; Chamaedorea pulchella Linden; Chamaedorea pulchella Linden ex Hemsl.; Collinia deppeana Klotzsch; Collinia elegans (Mart.) Liebm. ex Oerst.; Collinia elegans var. angustifolia (M. Martens & Galeotti) M. Martens & Galeotti; Collinia humilis Liebm. ex Oerst.; Kunthia deppii Zucc.; Neanthe bella O.F.Cook; Neanthe elegans (Mart.) O.F.Cook; Neanthe neesiana O.F.Cook; Nunnezharia elegans (Mart.) Kuntze; Nunnezharia humilis (Liebm. ex Oerst.) Kuntze; Nunnezharia pulchella (Linden) Kuntze);

Belize; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast;
Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest as per Catalogue of Life;

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SK1084 12 APR-2018 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7)

Location: Nagarkot, Nepal

Date: 3 April 2018

Altitude: 6000 ft.

Habit: Cultivated

Pinanga sp. ???

Chamaedorea elegans

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SK1244 30 JUNE 2018 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)- around 600 kb each.

Location: Kalimpong, WB, India

Date: 15 May 2018

Altitude: 4100 ft.

Habit : Cultivated

Chamaedorea elegans Mart. ??

May be close as per images at

Chamaedorea elegans Mart.

http://tropical.theferns.info/image.php?id=Chamaedorea+elegans

Palm FOR ID – 2 :: Virajpet, Coorg :: 10 NOV 19 : 8 posts by 4 authors. 5 images.

… at a resort in Virajpet, Coorg

Date: November 10, 2019 … Altitude: about 910 m (3000 ft) asl

Palm for ID

Dear friends,
Please help in knowing this palm. Not sure whether the photos will suffice to reach ID. I will be happy to know the genus.

Chamaedorea elegans ??

Yes, very much possible, … I find it matching to what I see on internet. We will wait for one validating comment.

i used to have it in my office. never got the flowers. but overall look and leaves are consistent with Chamaedorea elegans

References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1
WCSP IPNI Catalogue of Life Wikipedia Useful Tropical Plants RHS Missouri botanical garden palm pedia

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