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Chamaedorea seifrizii

A clustering bamboo-like understory palm of lowland forest on limestone in the Yucatán Peninsula and neighbouring Central America, long grown by the Maya and now a common houseplant. It wants warmth, shade to moderate light and steady moisture in a free-draining mix.

Chamaedorea seifrizii
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in the understory of moist to seasonally dry lowland forest, often on limestone outcrops, and also persists in disturbed forest.

Sea level to about 500 m; the median recorded elevation is about 80 m.

Yucatán Peninsula, MexicoBelizeGuatemalaHonduras

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✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.