Arecaceae
Cascade palm
Chamaedorea cataractarum
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Chamaedorea
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 富贵椰, 富贵竹节椰
- English
- Cascade palm, Cat palm, Mexican hat palm
- Persian
- نخل گربه
- Spanish
- Guayita de Arroyo, Encheila transversa, Guayita de los Arroyos, Palma de cascada, Palma del gato
Synonyms
- Chamaedorea atrovirens H.Wendl.
- Chamaedorea flexuosa H.Wendl.
- Chamaedorea lindeniana H.Wendl.
- Chamaedorea martiana H.Wendl.
- Nunnezharia cataractarum (Mart.) Kuntze
- Nunnezharia flexuosa (H.Wendl.) Kuntze
- Nunnezharia martiana (H.Wendl.) Kuntze
- Stachyophorbe cataractarum (Mart.) Liebm. ex Klotzsch
- Stephanostachys martiana (H.Wendl.) Oerst.
- Vadia jotolana O.F.Cook
Photos
Photo: Dkbeta232, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.