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The North American and Caribbean Palms, Arecaceae (Palmae) (Genera C-Ch)

by Robert B. Hole, Jr.

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Calyptrogyne
Calyptronoma
Chamaedorea
Chelyocarpus

Genus Calyptrogyne H. Wendl.

five species (Bailey and Bailey 1976)
Range: Panama
References: Standley 1968

Calyptrogyne clementis Leon
Range: Cuba.

Calyptrogyne microcarpa Leon
Range: Cuba.

Calyptrogyne victorinii Leon
Range: Jamaica.

Geonoma dulcis C. Wright ex Griseb.
Range: Cuba.
syn. Calyptrogyne dulcis (Wright ex Griseb.) G. Marza (det. Br. Leon, 1945)

Geonoma intermedia Griseb.
Range: Cuba.
syn. of Calyptrogyne occidentalis (Griseb.) Sw. Gomez M. (det. H. U. Iltis, 1951)

Geonoma dulcis C. Wright ex Griseb.
Range: Cuba.
syn. of Calyptrogyne dulcis (Wright ex Griseb.) G. Marza (det. Br. Leon, 1945)

Geonoma intermedia Griseb.
Range: Cuba.
syn. Calyptrogyne intermedia (Griseb. & Wendl.) G. Marza (det. Bro. Leon, 1945)

Calyptrogyne clementis Bro. Leon, Contr. Ocas. Mus. Hist. Nat. Colegio "de la Salle" 3:11. 1944.
Range: Cuba

Calyptrogyne microcarpa Bro. Leon, Contr. Ocas. Mus. Hist. Nat. Colegio "dela Salle" 3:10. 1944.
Range: Cuba

Genus Calyptronoma Griseb.

2 spp
Common name: Manac Palm
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Calyptronoma occidentalis (Swartz) H. E. Moore
syn. Calyptronoma swartzii
Common name: Jamaican Manac, Long-thatch
Range: Jamaica
References: Standley 1968, McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976, Standley 1968 calls this a junior sym of C. occidentalis

Calyptronoma dulcis (Wright ex Griseb.) L. H. Bailey
Common name: Cuban Manac
Range: Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960

Calyptronoma quisqueyana
Range: Haiti
References: McCurrach 1960

Calyptronoma rivalis
Range: Puerto Rico
References: McCurrach 1960

Calyptronoma swartzii Griseb., Fl. Brit. W.I. (Grisebach) 518. 1864
Range: Cuba.

Calyptronoma swartzii Griseb.
Range: Cuba.

Calyptronoma quisqueyana L.H. Bailey, Gentes Herb. 4:169. 1938.
Range: Haiti>

Cocops rivalis O.F. Cook, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28:568. 1901.
Range: Puerto Rico

Genus Chamaedorea Willd.

syn. Collinia (Liebm.) Liebm. ex Ørst

Genus Eleutheropetalum (H. Wendl.) H. Wendl. ex Ørst

100+ spp.
Range: Mexico, Central and South America
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea erumpens H. E. Moore
Common name: Bamboo Palm
Range: Belize, Guatemala
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea seifrizii Burret
Range: Yucatan Peninsula
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea stolonifera H. Wendl.
Range: Mexico
Notes: C. brachypoda often misidentified as C. stolonifera
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea adscendens (Dammer) Burret
Range: Belize, Guatemala
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea alternans H. Wendl.
Range:
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea brachypoda Standl. & Steyerm.
Range: Guatemala
Notes: cultivated under the name C. stolonifera
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea cataractarum Mart.
Range: southern Mexico
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea costaricana Ørst
Range: Costa Rica
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea graminifolia H. Wendl.
Range: Guatemala (?), described from cultivation
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea elegans Mart.
syn: Chamaedorea humilis Mart.
Collinia elegans (Mart.) Liebm ex Ørst
Common name: Parlor Palm, Good-luck Palm
Notes: Invalid trade name Neantha bella
Range: Mexico and Guatemala
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976, McCurrach 1960

Chamaedorea karwinskyana H. Wendl.
Range: Mexico
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea klotzschiana H. Wendl.
Range: Mexico
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea lepidota H. Wendl.
Range: Mexico
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea metallica O. F. Cook ex. H. E. Moore
Notes: cultivated under the name Chamaedorea tenella
Range: Mexico
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea desmoncoides
Range: Mexico
References: McCurrach 1960

Chamaedorea elatior Mart.
Range: Mexico, Guatemala
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea geonomaeformis H. Wendl.
Range: Belize to Honduras
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti H. Wendl.
syn: Eleutheropetalum ernesti-augusti (H. Wendl.) H. Wendl. ex Ørst
Range: Mexico to Honduras
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea microspadix Burret
Range: eastern Mexico
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea neurochlamys Burret
Range: Mexico to Honduras
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea oblongata Mart.
Range: Mexico to Nicaragua
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea oreophila Mart.
Range: Mexico
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea pochutlensis Mart.
Range: western Mexico
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea radicalis Mart.
Range: northeastern Mexico
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea sartorii Liebm.
Range: Mexico to Honduras
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea schiedeana Mart.
Range: eastern Mexico
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea schippii Burret
Range: Belize
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea tenella H. Wendl.
Range: Mexico
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea arenbergiana H. Wendl.
Range: Guatemala to Panama
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea glaucifolia H. Wendl.
Range: southern Mexico
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea pacaya Ørst
Range: Costa Rica, Panama
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea sartori

Range: Mexico
References: McCurrach 1960

Chamaedorea tepejilote Liebm.
syn: Chamaedorea wendlandiana (Ørst) Hemsl.
Common name: Pacaya
Range: ?
References: McCurrach 1960, Standley 1968, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea martiana
Range: Mexico
References: McCurrach 1960

Chamaedorea radicalis

Range: Mexico
References: McCurrach 1960

Chamaedorea falcifera H. E. Moore
Range: Guatemala
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Chamaedorea biolleyi Guillaumin, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 28: 543. 1922
Range: Costa Rica
syn. Chamaedorea costaricensis Oersted

Chamaedorea lunata Liebm.Range: Mexico.
syn. Chamaedorea oblongata Mart. (det. D. R. Hodel, 1991)

Chamaedorea pringlei S. Watson
Range: Mexico. San Luis Potosi.
syn. Chamaedorea radicalis Mart.

Chamaedorea scandens Liebm.
Range: Mexico.
syn. Chamaedorea scandens Liebm.

Chamaedorea schippii Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 1038. 1934
Range: Belize.
syn. Chamaedorea graminifolia H. A. Wendl.

Chamaedorea terryorum Standl., M. E. Terry & R. A. Terry 1452 9 Mar 1940
Range: Panama
syn. Chamaedorea pygmaea H. A. Wendl.

Chamaedorea cataractarum Mart.
Range: Mexico. Oaxaca.

Chamaedorea microspadix Burret
Range: Mexico. San Luis Potosi.

Chamaedorea sartorii Liebm.
Range: Mexico.

Chamaedorea skutchii Standl. & Steyerm. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 206. 1947
Range: Guatemala

Malortiea tuerckheimii Dammer, Notizbl. Konigl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 4: 157. 1904
Range: Guatemala
syn. Chamaedorea tuerckheimii (Dammer) Burret

Chamaedorea donnell-smithii K.L.U. Dammer, Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 38:43. 1905.
Range: Honduras

Chamaedorea liebmanni K.F.P. von Martius, Hist. Nat. Palm. 3:308. 1836-1850.
Range: Mexico: Oaxaca

Chamaedorea linearia L.H. Bailey, Gentes Herb. 6:249. 1943.
Range: Panama

Chamaedorea lunata F.M. Liebmann, in K.F.P. von Martius, Hist. Nat. Palm. 3:307. 1836-1850.
Range: Mexico

Chamaedorea microspadix C.E.M. Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11:734. 1933.
Range: Mexico: San Luis Potosi

Chamaedorea montana F.M. Liebmann, in K.F.P. von Martius, Hist. Nat. Palm. 3:308. 1836-1850.
Range: Mexico

Chamaedorea neurochlamys K.E. Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11:744. 1933.
Range: Guatemala

Chamaedorea oreophila K.F.P. von Martius, Hist. Nat. Palm. 3:309. 1836-1850.
Range: Mexico: Oaxaca

Chamaedorea pittieri L.H. Bailey, Gentes Herb. 6:252. 1943.
Range: Panama

Chamaedorea sartorii F.M. Liebmannd in K.F.P. von Martius, Hist. Nat. Palm. 3:308. 1836-1850.
Range: Mexico

Chamaedorea scandens F.M. Liebmann, in K.F.P. von Martius, Hist.
Nat. Range: Mexico

Chamaedorea selvae D.R. Hodel, Principes 35:79. 1991.
Range: Costa Rica

Chamaedorea simplex C.E.M. Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11:758. 1933.
Range: Guatemala

Chamaedorea stenocarpa P.C. Standley and J.A., Steyermark, Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23:206. 1947.
Range: Guatemala

Chamaedorea tepejilote F.M. Liebmann, in K.F.P. von Martius, Hist. Nat. Palm. 3:308. 1833-1850.
Range: Mexico: Oaxaca

Chamaedorea vistae D.R. Hofel and N.W. Uhl, Principes 34:58. 1990.
Range: Mexico: Oaxaca
Dasystachys deckeriana
Range: Guatemala
References: McCurrach 1960

Kinetostigma adscendens C.L.U. Dammer, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 4:172. 1905.
Range: Guatemala

Genus Chelyocarpus

Range: Central America
References: McCurrach 1960

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