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Taxon

Chamaedorea elegans Mart.

Protologue Linnaea 5: 204. 1830BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Chamaedorea elegans, Chicago-Garfield Conservatory 6-05 005 (2).jpg

Chamaedorea elegans, Chicago-Garfield Conservatory 6-05 005 (2).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Chamaedorea elegans--IL. Chicago. Garfield Park Conservatory. 30 Jun 05. 041.jpg

Chamaedorea elegans--IL. Chicago. Garfield Park Conservatory. 30 Jun 05. 041.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Chamaedorea elegans, Chicago-Garfield Conservatory 6-05 005 (3).jpg

Chamaedorea elegans, Chicago-Garfield Conservatory 6-05 005 (3).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Chamaedorea elegans, Chicago-Garfield Conservatory 6-05 005 (1).jpg

Chamaedorea elegans, Chicago-Garfield Conservatory 6-05 005 (1).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Chamaedorea elegans--IL. Chicago. Garfield Park Conservatory. 30 Jun 05. 040.jpg

Chamaedorea elegans--IL. Chicago. Garfield Park Conservatory. 30 Jun 05. 040.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Chamaedorea elegans--IL. Chicago. Garfield Park Conservatory. 30 Jun 05. 039.jpg

Chamaedorea elegans--IL. Chicago. Garfield Park Conservatory. 30 Jun 05. 039.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Chamaedorea

Species

elegans

Taxonomic opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Distribution

Native to Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Chicago

June 30, 2005

Location

United States, Illinois (Garfield Park Conservatory)

Location Remarks

300 N. Central Park, between 5th Ave. & Carroll Ave., Chicago

Collectors

No collectors specified

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#192,855 of 335,497

Top 58%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →