Botanical Name: Arecaceae ⁄ Palmae – Palm family
- Member of the Arecaceae or Palmae (palm family).
- Is a Palm Tree native to Western Sonora, and Baja California Sur in Northwestern Mexico.
- It is reportedly naturalized in Florida, California, Hawaii, Texas, Parts of the Canary Island, Italy Spain.
- Date, coconut and Washington palms are common relatives.
- Leaves are 36" x 20" inches in diameter.
- Classed as a monocotyledon, leaves mostly parallel veined.
Storage:
55-60 F.
Common Uses:
- Commonly used as an indoor plant. From the Greek “chamai” (on the ground) and “dorea” (a gift) meaning that the fruit hang low to the ground and are therefore easy to get.
- Members of this family provide the world with many products including food (coconut and oil), ornamental, wax, fibers and beverages.
- While it can be grown in southern Florida, most of this crop is grown in Mexico and Guatemala for both economic and cultural reasons. Namely, even in southern Florida it can get too cold for this species.
- In 1981 showed that vase-life was increased from about 7 to 28 days in water simply by re-cutting the stems.