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Accession Data:

Chamaedorea metallica O.F.Cook ex H.E.Moore

  • Common Name: Metallic Palm
  • Family: Arecaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Veracruz, Mexico
  • Habitat: rainforest understory

  • Culture: grow in low light understory for best foliage
  • USDA Zone: 9-12

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200500096
  • Source: Matt Opel
  • Accession Date: 09-27-2005
  • Bench: 1302 - NEOA: North Bench E
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-24-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Arecales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Arecaceae
  • SubFamily: Ceroxyloideae
  • Tribe: Hyophorbeae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany

References (external):

data regenerated on Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:09:08 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Arecaceae

  • Arenga hookeriana
  • Linospadix palmerianus

Subfamily Arecoideae
Tribe Areceae

  • Arecinae: Pinanga coronata
  • Cyrtostachydinae: Cyrtostachys renda
  • Ptychospermatinae: Ptychosperma macarthurii

Subfamily Arecoideae
Tribe Euterpeae

  • Euterpe edulis

Subfamily Arecoideae
Tribe Roystoneae

  • Roystonea regia

Subfamily Ceroxyloideae
Tribe Ceroxyleae

  • Ravenea rivularis

Subfamily Ceroxyloideae
Tribe Hyophorbeae

  • Chamaedorea metallica

Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Corypheae

  • Sabalinae: Sabal minor W/C
  • Sabalinae: Sabal palmetto

Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Phoeniceae

  • Phoenix dactylifera

Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Trachycarpeae

  • Rhapidinae: Chamaerops humilis
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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