SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chamaedorea erumpens

COMMON NAME(S): Bamboo palm
SUB FAMILY: Ceroxyloideae
TRIBE: Hyophorbeae
ORIGIN: Mexico, Guatemala
HARDINESS ZONES: 10B-11 (damaged but recovered at 25 degrees F)
TYPICAL MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 10'
GROWTH RATE: Moderate
HABIT: Densely clustering; producing as many as 40 stems, each with 6-8 leaves
SALT TOLERANCE: Low
DROUGHT TOLERANCE: Moderate
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Widely adaptable
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Low; moderate
NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS: Moderate
POPULAR USES: Foliage plant, shrub, screen or informal hedge
HUMAN HAZARDS: Fruit mildly irritating
POPULAR OR RECOMMENDED CULTIVARS: 'Florida Hybrid': a hybrid between C. seifrizii and this species

COMMENTS: Chamaedorea erumpens is similar in most respects to C. seifrizii, except for its wider leaflets. Some Chamaedorea experts consider it merely a variety of that species. Like that species, it can be used effectively as an understory shrub in the tropical garden, a low screening plant in partially shady areas, or as an indoor foliage plant.