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Chamaedorea

(pacaya), a genus of dioecious plants of the family Palmae having an underground rhizome and numerous slender stems or a single stem. A few species are lianas. The leaves are mostly entire, although some that are furcate at the apex or pinnate are encountered. The small, fragrant flowers are yellow or red and are gathered in spicate or panicled inflorescences. The fruit, a berry, is the size of a pea. There are about 100 species, distributed in Central and South America. The unopened staminate inflorescences of the species C. tepejilote are used in Central America as a vegetable in salads and other foods. Many species, including C. concolor, C. elatior, and C. elegans, are grown in greenhouses and as houseplants.

References in periodicals archive

In Chamaedorea cataractarum Mart., the anisotomous division of the apical meristem occurred very early in development, and as the stems matured, the division appeared to be equal (Fisher, 1973).

Review of Vegetative Branching in the Palms (Arecaceae)

Las categorias de clasificacion que reflejen y busquen la satisfaccion de necesidades seran mas diversas de acuerdo a la complejidad de la necesidad; es decir, la mayor diversidad de especies o mayor indice es reflejo de la complejidad de la necesidad a satisfacer como son los casos de Chamaedorea oblongata Mart.

VALOR SOCIOECONOMICO DE LAS PLANTAS PARA UNA COMUNIDAD INDIGENA TOTONACA

The most common species found in the understory of the native forest stands were Palicourea deviae (Rubiaceae), Hoffmannia glabra (Rubiaceae), Chamaedorea linearis (Arecaceae), Siparuna laurifolia (Siparunaceae) and Piper spp.

Foraging behavioural traits of tropical insectivorous birds lead to dissimilar communities in contrasting forest habitats

Or better yet, look to the thin-trunked, 10-foot baby queen palm (Chamaedorea plumosa) or any number of the steadily ascending blue-leaved species.

Everlasting: How a tree became a WESTERN ICON--and why it's ready for a MAKEOVER

(2010) Estudio de la herbivoria de la palma camedor (Chamaedorea radicalis Mart.) en la Sierra Madre Oriental de Tamaulipas, Mexico.

IN MEMORIAM: PEDRO REYES CASTILLO

The heart of mitdra (Prestoea acuminata) and the fruits of the nurun palm (Chamaedorea tepejilote) are of particular importance, and the young leaves and tendrils of three vines--ka (unidentified), ka teguea (Sechium venosum) and ngroga (unidentified)--are eaten frequently as greens.

The hidden layer of indigenous land tenure: informal forest ownership and its implications for forest use and conservation in Panama's largest collective territory

Reproductive biology of the dioecious understory palm Chamaedorea radicalis in a Mexican cloud forest: pollination vector, flowering phenology and female fecundity .J.

The reproductive ecology of diploid and tetraploid galax urceolata