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Taxon:  Chamaedorea elegans Mart.



Summary
Genus:
Chamaedorea
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Arecoideae
Tribe:
Chamaedoreeae
Nomen number:
10109
Place of publication:
Linnaea 5:204. 1830
Verified:
05/06/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Neanthe elegans (Mart.) O. F. Cook

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Neanthe bella O. F. Cook, nom. inval.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
  3. Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
  4. Glassman, S. F. 1972. A revision of B. E. Dahlgren's Index of American palms. Phanerog. Monogr. 6:1-294.
  5. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
  6. Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
  7. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  8. Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:135.
  9. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  10. Reitz, R., ed. Flora ilustrada catarinense. 1965-
  11. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
  12. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
Common names
English
good-luck palm –
parlor palm –
German
mexikanische Bergpalme –
zierliche Bergpalme –
Portuguese (Brazil)
areca-elegante –
palmeira-bambú –
Spanish
pacaya –
Swedish
bergpalm –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
2Cultivated     
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Hidalgo]
Southern America
  • MESOAMERICA: Guatemala
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=10109. Accessed 13 December 2025.


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