SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chamaedorea brachypoda

COMMON NAME(S): None
SUB FAMILY: Ceroxyloideae
TRIBE: Hyophorbeae
ORIGIN: Guatemala, Honduras
HARDINESS ZONES: 10A-11 (damaged but not killed at 26 degrees F, no problem at 32 F)
TYPICAL MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 6'
GROWTH RATE: Moderate
HABIT: Clumping and spreading by underground shoots, each with 5-8 leaves
SALT TOLERANCE: Low
DROUGHT TOLERANCE: Low
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Moist, organic preferred
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Low
NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS: Moderate
POPULAR USES: Understory palm, container
HUMAN HAZARDS: Seed of related species irritant
POPULAR OR RECOMMENDED CULTIVARS: None

COMMENTS: Forms dense clumps that spread slowly in size. Clumps more sparse in typical garden conditions. Like most chamaedoreas, this species is not self-cleaning. The dead leaf bases are often protected sites in which mealybug colonies develop.