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Chamaedorea stolonifera

A small clumping understory palm from central Chiapas, Mexico, that spreads by creeping stolons into dense colonies of slender, cane-like stems. It wants shade, warm days, mild nights and steady moisture, much like other small Chamaedorea, and is a good candidate for a shaded greenhouse bench or large terrarium.

Chamaedorea stolonifera
Photo: Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Forest understory palm recorded around the Tuxtla Gutierrez and Sumidero area of central Chiapas, in seasonal to humid forest on hillsides and limestone. Habitat details here are inferred from the record sites and the genus, as little is published for this species.

Recorded from about 570 to 1,625 m, median about 1,265 m; the climate grid sits near 1,035 m.

Mexico Southeast

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.