Arecaceae
Parlor palm
Chamaedorea elegans
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Chamaedorea
Pets and kids
- CatsSafe
- DogsSafe
- KidsSafe
Why
Cats: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Parlor Palm - Toxic and Non-toxic Plants - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
- Chamaedorea elegans (Bamboo Palm, Chamaedorea, Collinia Elegans, Dwarf Palm, Good Luck Palm, Neanthebella, Neanthe Bella Palm, Neanthe Palm, Parlor Palm, Parlou University or extension
Dogs: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Parlor Palm - Toxic and Non-toxic Plants - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
- Chamaedorea elegans (Bamboo Palm, Chamaedorea, Collinia Elegans, Dwarf Palm, Good Luck Palm, Neanthebella, Neanthe Bella Palm, Neanthe Palm, Parlor Palm, Parlou University or extension
Kids: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Bringing Houseplants in for Winter - Burke County Center | N.C. Cooperative Extension University or extension
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Is Parlor palm safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Parlor palm safe for cats?
Our sources call Parlor palm non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Parlor Palm - Toxic and Non-toxic Plants - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
- Chamaedorea elegans (Bamboo Palm, Chamaedorea, Collinia Elegans, Dwarf Palm, Good Luck Palm, Neanthebella, Neanthe Bella Palm, Neanthe Palm, Parlor Palm, Parlou University or extension
Is Parlor palm safe for dogs?
Our sources call Parlor palm non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Parlor Palm - Toxic and Non-toxic Plants - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
- Chamaedorea elegans (Bamboo Palm, Chamaedorea, Collinia Elegans, Dwarf Palm, Good Luck Palm, Neanthebella, Neanthe Bella Palm, Neanthe Palm, Parlor Palm, Parlou University or extension
Is Parlor palm safe for kids?
Our sources call Parlor palm non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Bringing Houseplants in for Winter - Burke County Center | N.C. Cooperative Extension University or extension
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Similar names and close relatives
A shared name doesn't mean a shared answer: check the exact plant.
- Areca palm Chrysalidocarpus lutescenssimilar nameCats: Safe; Dogs: Safe; Kids: Safe
- Bamboo palm Rhapis excelsasimilar nameCats: Safe; Dogs: Safe; Kids: Not sure
- Ponytail palm Beaucarnea recurvatasimilar nameCats: Safe; Dogs: Safe; Kids: Not sure
- Kentia palm Howea forsterianasimilar nameCats: Safe; Dogs: Safe; Kids: Not sure
- Date palm Phoenix dactyliferasimilar nameCats: Not sure; Dogs: Not sure; Kids: Not sure
- Betel palm Areca catechusimilar nameCats: Not sure; Dogs: Not sure; Kids: Not sure
Common names
By language (18)
- Afrikaans
- Dwergpalm
- Bulgarian
- Изящна хамедорея
- Chinese
- 袖珍椰, 袖珍椰子, 秀丽竹节椰, 袖珍竹节椰, 客厅棕, 客室棕, 矮棕, 矮生椰子
- Czech
- Oštěpuška nádherná
- Dutch
- Bergpalm
- English
- Parlor palm, Good luck palm, Parlour palm
- Finnish
- Sirovuoripalmu, Vuoripalmu
- Hebrew
- כמדוריאה עדינה
- Japanese
- テーブルヤシ
- Korean
- 테이블야자
- lah
- بیٹھک پام
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Dvergfjærpalme
- Persian
- شامادورا الگانس
- Polish
- Chamedora wytworna
- Portuguese
- Camedórea-elegante
- Russian
- Хамедорея изящная
- Serbian
- Палма среће
- Telugu
- చమడోరియా ఎలిగాన్స్
Synonyms
- Chamaedorea deppeana Klotzsch
- Chamaedorea elegans var. angustifolia M.Martens & Galeotti
- Chamaedorea helleriana Klotzsch
- Chamaedorea pulchella Linden
- Chamaedorea pulchella Linden ex Hemsl.
- Collinia elegans (Mart.) Oerst.
- Kunthia deppei Zucc.
- Neanthe bella O.F.Cook
- Neanthe elegans (Mart.) O.F.Cook
- Neanthe neesiana O.F.Cook
- Nunnezharia elegans (Mart.) Kuntze
- Nunnezharia pulchella (Linden) Kuntze
Photos
Photo: Tequila 13:54, 24 June 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Acosta, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diego Blanco, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: josebarrientos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bachelot Pierre J-P, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: josebarrientos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fabian Orozco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.