Chamaedorea tuerckheimii

Common Names:
Ruffles Palm,
Potato Chip Palm

Conservation Status:
Endangered in habitat.

Distribution & Habitat:
Wet, tropical rainforest of Guatamala and Mexico.

Description:
A very small palm, to about 1m high with corrugated leaves, which hasve distinctly toothed margins. The typical form has a plain green leaf, with very attractive white edge around it, however there are several other forms with slight differences in the leaf.