Scientific name: Chamaedorea oblongata
Date collected: April 18, 2011
Location collected: on campus of UCLA in the Mathias Botanical Gardens
Habitat: Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,457 meters (0 to 4,780 feet), grows in wet forests or near fast flowing streams.
Nativity: C. oblongata is not native to California, it is actually native to Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Special notes: The flowers are produced in inflorescences; they dioecious, with male and female flowers on seperate plants.
Resource(s):
-http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/931/
-http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/C/Chamaedorea_oblongata/
-http://d30000260.purehost.com/chamaedorea_oblongata.html
-http://www.palmsnc.org/pages/palm_detail.php?id=19
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