About Parlour Palm
Chamaedorea elegans, the neanthe bella palm or parlour palm, is a species of small palm tree native to the rainforests in Southern Mexico and Guatemala. The parlor palm is one of the most extensively sold houseplant palms in the world. It is one of several species with leaves that are harvested as xate. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chamaedorea elegans
- Genus
- Chamaedorea
- Family
- ARECACEAE
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)

Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Parlour Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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