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Taxon:  Chamaedorea cataractarum Mart.



Summary
Genus:
Chamaedorea
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Arecoideae
Tribe:
Chamaedoreeae
Nomen number:
312643
Place of publication:
Hist. nat. palm. 3:309. 1849
Verified:
09/30/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Balslev, H. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  2. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  3. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  4. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  5. Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:135.
  6. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  7. Standley, P. C. 1920. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23:1-1721. Note: lists as Chamaedorea cataractarum (Liebm.) Mart.
Common names
English
cascade palm –
cat palm –
Portuguese (Brazil)
palmeira-capim –
palmeira-cascata –
palmeira-verde –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Oaxaca]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=312643. Accessed 24 May 2025.