Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Central America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Rare

About

Reed palm, also known as bamboo palm, parlor palm, or reed palm, is a subtropical palm that grows up to 20 feet tall and is commonly used as a houseplant. Its fruit are small, round, and black.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Chamaedorea

Species

Chamaedorea seifrizii