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A Chamaedorea radicalis with an unusually robust stem/trunk

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May 4, 20251 yr

It is not an overstatement that trunk's girth reminds of a medium sized bamboo. Even other plants from same seed batch stay behind in robustness. It had been grown from seed produced by crossing a dwarf with a trunking form. Seeds given to me by Federico Minghetti. Like I said, other plants from same cross are not equally robust. Enjoy the pictures. Maybe in another more humid climate such trunk's girth for a Chamaedorea is common sight, but certainly not in my arid and windy climate!

Infront the robust specimen and in background other specimens from same seed batch