Chamaedorea tepejilote

Chamaedorea tepejilote
Pacaya palm (Chamaedorea tepejilote) taken at Atitlán Lake in Guatemala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Chamaedorea
Species:
C. tepejilote
Binomial name
Chamaedorea tepejilote

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.[2]

Edible inflorescence of the pacaya palm (with other flowers)
Edible inflorescence of the pacaya palm (with other flowers)
  1. ^ "Chamaedorea tepejilote". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
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