Chamaedorea elegans
COMMON NAME | Parlor palm |
TYPE | Palm |
FAMILY | Arecaceae |
NOTES | Chamaedorea elegans
is almost immediately recognizable, even by the causal observer since it is
one of the most widely used house plants in the world. It is a versatile and
almost no-maintenance plant that is able to grow in every indoor and outdoor
condition possible with little help and care. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Southern Mexico, Guatemala |
NATIVE HABITAT | Found in moist or
wet, dense forest on the Atlantic slope to 1,400 m elevation; often on
limestone. |
WEB SOURCES |