Chamaedorea seifrizii
(Blue bamboo palm)
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FAMILY |
Arecaceae |
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Species |
Chamaedorea seifrizii |
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Common name |
Blue bamboo palm |
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Fruit colour; life form |
Black; palm |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
The stems on this palm from Mexico, may be clumped or scrambling and bluish-green in colour, the leaf blades to 40 cm are decurrent on the petiole. Fruit rounded to 0.8 cm long, dull black, extremely toxic. Similar to Chamaedorea microspadix but the pinnae are narrow and shiny, and the fruit are a different colour.
