Chamaedorea amabilis

Description

Solitary stem. 1.5 " 2 m tall and 1 " 1.5 cm in diameter 3 to 7 leaves in crown. Petioles, (beyond sheath). 5-17 cm , with tubular sheath. Simple and bifid leaf-blade, elliptical to oblong, insised distally to 1/4 the total length with margins prominently serrate. Ascending, infrafoliar inflorescence. Male greenish and aromatic and green spicate the female. The fruits are smooth, subglobose to oblong, black when ripe and 0.7 cm in diameter