Chamaedorea tepejilote, also known as the pacaya palm, is a species of chamaedorea palm tree found in the understory of the forests of southern mexico, central america, and northern colombia. I have recently come into the possession of a wellestablished rhapis that was a former hospital specimena friend of mine is a plant technician and was told to throw away this specimen because her supervisor concluded that it wasnt looking the best. Chamaedorea article about chamaedorea by the free dictionary. High levels of genetic variability and inbreeding in two.
Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. If your palm begins to develop dry leaf margins or brown tips, its most likely caused by cold drafts or. Pacaya palm chamaedorea tepejilote new and unread treemails. Palms of belize 1 chamaedorea ecology and economic. Chamaedorea klotzschiana palmpedia palm growers guide. The most important of the use of chamaedorea species by the local population is the consumption of male inflorescences pacaya. Mar 03, 2014 this page was last edited on 19 december 2019, at 02. Bibliography on chamaedorea tepejilote, pacaya, edible flower. It is most commonly seen as a single trunk species, buck a suckering species does exist.
Chamaedorea tepejilote is very attractive, being one of the taller members of its genus with a single trunk about 7. At doses of 400 mgkg, the methanol and chloroform extracts inhibited cough by 41. Chamaedorea pacaya, a genus of dioecious plants of the family palmae having an underground rhizome and numerous slender stems or a single stem. Request pdf evaluation of antitussive activity of chamaedorea tepejilote evaluate the potential inhibition of cough in a mouse model induced by sulfur dioxide gas of methanol and chloroform. Does best in a moist, partially shaded location with protection from drying winds. Moving from east to west, eight, 12, eight, two and five accessions were sampled from plots 67, 69, 71, 73 and 72. The water extract of chamaedorea tepejilote had no effect on the pharmacological model used in this study. Keep it away from cold drafts near windows, vents, and outside doors. This is a solitary, or sometimes suckering species from both central and south america, growing upwards of 20 tall on thick, bamboolike trunks. Introduction to the chamaedorea palms excellent genus for. This looks like a very common palm species in this regions remaining patches of forest, chamaedorea tepejilote, sometimes known as the pacaya palm. Chamaedorea tepejilote images useful tropical plants. Chamaedorea tepejilote is a common, windpollinated arboreal understory palm.
The leaves of this species are thin but wide, ribbed and tend to hang down a bit. A somewhat thicker trunk, this one being from chamaedorea linearis. It is hardy to zone uk the plant is not selffertile. To evaluate this hypothesis, we studied the pollination of chamaedorea costaricana, c. It occurs in moist or wet forests on a variety of substrates from southern mexico to northern colombia. Good as informal hedge, screen, border, or understory plant. Evaluation of antitussive activity of chamaedorea tepejilote. On seeing this, one can understand how wind could carry pollen to a waiting female receptive flower. Chamaedorea tepejilote is an evergreen tree growing to 7 m 23ft by 5 m 16ft at a fast rate. Although most adult plants reproduce each year, only a few individuals produce the majority of flowers and seeds. Once you are registered you can contribute, change, or correct the text, and even add photos on this page. Chamaedorea tepejilote in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Chamaedorea elegans, commonly called parlor palm or neanthe bella palm, is a small, compact, usually singletrunked palm that is native to rainforests from southeastern mexico to northern guatemala. These shadetolerant plants are often the most abundant palm in the understory of tropical forests 1, 2, where they play an important ecological role 3, 4.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens, along with seeds and plants. If you have any information about this plant, please help by updating this article. The parlor palm prefers room temperatures between 65 and 80 degrees f. When time and funding permit, each flower each plant species will have its own page, and its own pdf, and eventually its own ppt so that. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Although there are over 100 species of chamaedorea, only a half dozen or so are produced in commercial quantities for the indoor plant market.
Creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Chamaedorea alternans is more abundant in the eastern part of the station. Chamaedorea definition, any of various small, slender palms of the genus chamaedorea, several species of which are cultivated as houseplants. Separate taxa have been proposed based principally on size, number of parts, and nervature of pinnae. The parlor or parlour palm sometimes going by chamaedorea elegans or neanthe bella is a good houseplant for many places in the home because it adapts well to low light and humidity levels, all the while looking beautiful. Dark green, arching, feathery leaves to 3 feet or longer. Most chamaedoreas are natives of the rain forests of. The effects of the methanol and chloroform extracts of this plant on sulfur dioxideinduced cough in experimental animals are shown in table 1. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 37671 with original publication details. Culture questions for chamaedorea tepejilote and rhapis. The database and code is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. It is harvested before the inflorescence opens, at which stage it looks like an ear of corn. Cooked pacaya palm root or chamaedorea tepejilote, cut in pieces and falling into layers, typical guatemalan vegetable bamboo palm tree fruit chamaedorea seifrizii pine island ridge natural area, davie, florida, usa.
Chamaedorea tepejilote is a fairly commonly grown taller chamaedorea in california. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about chamaedorea species, pacaya palm chamaedorea tepejilote supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Arecaceae, a common tropical forest palm occurring from mexico to colombia, bears a male inflorescence that is edible when immature. This page was last edited on 19 december 2019, at 02. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Chamaedorea is the largest genus of palms in the neotropics. Pistillate with rachis 520 cm long, erect, green in flower, redorange in fruit. I enjoy eating this, but dont yet have any growing in my own garden i am in the middle of the suburbs and dont have space for everything. Where winter hardy, it will rise to 56 tall in shady areas of the landscape. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about chamaedorea species, pacaya palm chamaedorea tepejilote supplied by member gardeners in the. A complementary morphological analysis of floral traits was carried out to distinguish species groups within the. An economic assessment of a nontimber forest product. It can grow in full shade deep woodland or semishade light woodland.
Production in guatemala comes largely from cultivated domesticated palms. Plant database entry for pacaya palm chamaedorea tepejilote with 6 images and 22 data details. Pacaya is a popular and important vegetable, eaten raw or cooked, and sold in the markets. Pacaya, a traditional food in guatemala and adjoining countries, is preserved and exported in small quantities to the united states and canada. Chamaedorea tepejilote is a variable species throughout its very wide range. Chamaedorea tepejilote, also known as the pacaya palm, is a species of chamaedorea palm. The term, chamaedorea palms, is used in this publication as a collective common name for those species of palm which belong to the genus chamaedorea. Chamaedorea tepejilote cmdteoverview eppo global database. Chamaedorea tepejilote chamedorea, tepejilote costa verde. Chamaedorea tepelote in guatemala forest with stem roots. It is one of the larger species of this genus, and is either a solitary or tightly clustering species with somewhat thin, slightly pendent, ridged, falcate leaflets. Closeup on the delicate feathery leaves of a small parlour palm chamaedorea elegans houseplant on a white background. Pal ms sylvester et al costa rican ethnobotany vol.
However, notice that from the base of the clump of larger palms on the right, a dark, slender stem arcs to the base of the smaller palm at the left. Chamaedorea species, pacaya palm chamaedorea tepejilote. Other species like chamaedorea geonomiformis form an almost sticky pollen that doesnt seem to be wind dispersed. It grows fairly tall which is unfortunate as in california that means it often grows out up and. Apr, 2019 chamaedorea tepejilote pdf chamaedorea tepejilote is an evergreen tree growing to 7 m 23ft by 5 m 16ft at a fast rate. View picture of chamaedorea species, pacaya palm chamaedorea tepejilote at daves garden. Discover lifes page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of chamaedorea tepejilote fruit image.
Chamaedorea tepejilote pacaya palm, palmito dulce pfaf. Chamaedorea elegans parlour palm neanthe bella palm guide. Jul 18, 2007 chamaedorea tepejilote is a common, windpollinated arboreal understory palm. Pacaya is a common palm tree in many parts of guatemala. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Pdf chamaedorea xate in the greater maya mountains and. Chamaedorea tepejilote pacaya palm, palmito dulce pfaf plant. A complementary morphological analysis of floral traits was carried out to distinguish species groups within the genus according to their most probable pollination mechanism.
Nov 20, 2008 the chloroform extract of chamaedorea tepejilote did not relax the precontractions in guinea pig trachealis induced by kcl 60. Comunmente cultivada en america central, y particu. The elegance of this palm, combined with the positive attributes it shares with others in the genus lowlight tolerance and easycare nature, certainly makes the pacaya palm one to try. Chamaedorea tepejilote pdf chamaedorea tepejilote is an evergreen tree growing to 7 m 23ft by 5 m 16ft at a fast rate. Chamaedorea tepejilote palmpedia palm growers guide.
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