Chamaedorea seifrizii Burret, commonly called bamboo palm, is a small, clumping palm native to rainforest understories of Mexico and Central America. Mature clumps are densely packed with stems and will reach up to 3m tall and spread to 2 m wide. The slender, upright to leaning stems have distinct nodes giving them a bamboo-like appearance. The stems are topped with pinnate fronds with linear leaflets.
Genus name comes from the Greek words chamai meaning on the ground and dorea meaning a gift as the fruits are easily reached from the ground.
The specific epithet seifrizii honors William Seifriz (1888-1955), an American scientist whose research areas included plant physiology, cell biology, and biophysics.
The common name bamboo palm refers to the stems of this species which superficially resemble bamboo. The two plants are not closely related.
Chamaedorea seifrizii
Chamaedorea seifrizii comes is ca. 100 cm tall and comes in a ⌀ 24cm pot.
