Chamaedorea costaricana is a species of palm in the genus Chamaedorea, found in Central America. A common local name in Costa Rica is pacaya, though this is also used as a name for Chamaedorea tepejilote.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Costa Rican bamboo palm being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Chamaedorea pochutlensis
- Chamaedorea tepejilote
- Ptychosperma propinquum
- Chamaedorea seifrizii
- Chamaedorea schiedeana
- Chamaedorea elegans
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Chamaedorea
- Species
- Chamaedorea costaricana
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