Chamaedorea oreophila
A small understory palm of the humid mountain forests of Veracruz and Oaxaca, recorded mostly between about 900 and 2,200 m. It wants shade, steady moisture and cool nights, and puts up with a short drier spell in late winter.
Where it grows wild
Grows on the floor of montane and cloud forest on the Gulf-facing slopes of eastern Mexico, under a closed canopy. Habitat details come from the measured records and what is typical of montane Chamaedorea; there is little published on this species.
Records run from 485 to 2,395 m, median about 1,435 m, so most plants grow at mid elevations with mild days and cool nights.
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