Chamaedorea linearis
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Habitat and Distribution
Rainforest, along the slopes of the Andes, from Venezuala to Bolivia, but primarily Ecuador.
Description
Common name: Whale tail palm. Trunk type: Solitary. Trunk diameter: To 8cm, (3"). Height: To 10 meters, (32'). Pale green trunk, and crownshaft, heavily ringed, from leaf base scars. Leaf detail: Pinnately compound, diametrically opposed, dark green pinnate have mid-rib, and are medium spaced.
Culture
Requirements: Full shade to filtered light when young, filtered light to partial shade when mature. Consistently moist soil, well drained position. Often planted in groupings.
Curiosities
One of the tallest, of the Chamaedorea. Chamaedorea are dioecious, male, and female flowers, on separate plants.