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	==Habitat and Distribution==		==Habitat and Distribution==
−	''Chamaedorea correae'' is found in Panamá, Coclé, Colón, San Blas, and Veraguas. Wet forest mainly on the Atlantic slope at or near the Continental Divide; alt. 800-l,000 m elevation.	+	''Chamaedorea correae'' is found in Panama's higher wet elfin forest mainly on the [[Image:Chamcor0002z.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Whitelock garden, Los Angeles, California; photo by Geoff Stein]]Atlantic slope at 800-l,000 m elevation.
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	==Description==		==Description==
−	Habit: solitary, decumbent with prostrate portion longer than erect portion, to 2-3 m long, briefly erect to 1 m tall. Stem: 5-10 mm in diam., creeping, rooting at nodes where touching ground, green, prominently ringed, internodes 5-10 cm long. Leaves: 4-5 per crown, erect-spreading, bifid or sometimes pinnate; sheath to 15 cm long, tubular, obliquely open apically, light green, longitudinally striate-nerved; petiole to 10 cm long, flat and graygreen above, gray-green and rounded below; rachis 5-15 cm long, angled and gray-green above, rounded below and with a pale yellow or light green band extending onto sheath; rachis, petiole, and upper part of sheath densely but minutely White-spotted; blade 15-25 x 20-30 cm, incised apically to 3f4 its length, lobes broadly divergent, 15-25 x 4-12 cm, lanceolate, slightly sigmoid, dull green orgray-green, ± thick, acuminate, 8-10 primary nerves above, exterior margin toothed toward apex, or infrequently blade pinnate with a pair of small basal pinnae, these 8-12 x 1.5-3 cm, lanceolate, sigmoid, acuminate, narrowed basally, 2-3 prominent nerves above. Inflorescences: infrafoliar, emerging well below or behind leaves, erect-ascending; peduncles 10-15 cm long, erect and green to greenish yellow in flower, erect or spreading and red-orange in fruit; bracts 5-6, prophyll 5 mm long, 2nd bract 1 cm, 3rd 2-3 cm, 4th 4 cm, 5th 6-8 cm, 6th 8-10 cm, tubular, abruptly flared apically, longitudinally striate-nerved, acute-acuminate, bifid, uppermost not exceeding peduncle. Staminate with 2-3 rachillae or rarely spicate, to 15-20 cm long, 1.5 mm in diam., erect, finely longitudinally striated. Pistillate spicate or less often forked; bracts similar to	+	With its solitary decumbent stem this dainty palm creeps along the moss littered floor of the wind-sweep elfin cloud forest, rooting at the nodes. It is often times supported in part among the shrubs and other plants in the area. The prominently ringed stems may be briefly erect to 1 meter and with a diameter of 5-1- mm. with the prostrate portion often times longer than the erect portion.
−	{{read more top}}	+	With its growth habit and thicker gray-green leaves, it is one of the more easily identified in the genus. Editing by edric.
−	those of staminate; rachis or flower-bearing portion to 15-20 cm long, 2 mm in diam., finely longitudinally striated, erect and greenish yellow in flower, erect or spreading and red-orange in fruit. Flowers: Staminate rather densely arranged, 2 x 2.5 mm in bud, subglobose, greenish yellow, just prior to anthesis 2.5 x 2.5 mm, yellowish, ± superficial; calyx 2.5-3 mm across, membranous, lobed, sepals connate in basal 1/2-3/4; petals 2-2.5 x 2.5 mm, rounded-triangular, valvate, only briefly connate basally, spreading apically, acute, obscurely nerved; stamens with filaments very short, anthers 0.75-1.25 mm long, flush against base of pistillode; pistillode 1.5-2 mm high, columnar, broadly lobed apically, flared basally and there adnate to filaments, green or yellowish. Pistillate rather densely arranged, 2 x 2 mm, ovoid-globose, greenish yellow, ± superficial; calyx 1-1.25 x 2.5 mm, deeply lobed, green, fleshy, sepals connate in basal 1/4 petals 2-2.5 x 2 mm, long-triangular, imbricate basally, spreading apically, acute; pistil 2-2.5 x 2 mm, globose, pale orgreenish, styles short, stigma lobes flattened, recurved, pointed. Fruits: 5-8 mm long, ellipsoid-globose, black. (Hodel, D.R. 1992)/Palmweb. Editing by edric.	+
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−	With creeping stems that root at the nodes and thick, somewhat leathery, gray-green leaves, C. correae is one of the most distinctive members of the genus. It inhabits wind-swept, elfin cloud forest near or at the Continental Divide where its long stems creep through the moss-laden litter of the forest floor or are supported on low shrubs. The inflorescences appear on the stem well below or in back of the leaves, often as much as a meter or so. The bright red pistillate inflorescences are quite showy and persist long after the fruits have fallen. Leaves of C. correae from near El Valle, Cocle usually have a broad terminal pair of pinnae with a few, small basal pinnae while those from Veraguas are bifid. At El Cope between El Valle and Veraguas, leaves are intermediate and may be either bifid or pinnate with a large terminal pair and small basal pinnae. C. correae is close to C. guntheriana but the smaller leaves with more narrowly divergent lobes, shorter peduncles, and flowers attaining anthesis in a markedly progressive manner up the axis distinguish C. guntheriana. C. correae may also be confused with C. chazdoniae but the thinner, green blades with fewer nerves, green petioles, and spreading staminate rachillae with cream-colored flowers distinguish the latter species. C. correae has only recently been introduced to a few collections in California, Florida, Hawaii, and Australia. (Hodel, D.R. 1992)/Palmweb.	+
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	==Culture==		==Culture==
	Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings, suitable for growing in containers.		Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings, suitable for growing in containers.
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	==Comments and Curiosities==		==Comments and Curiosities==
−	Chamaedorea are [[dioecious]], male, and female flowers, on separate plants.	+	It is rare in cultivation having been only recently introduced into a few collections in the Hawaii, California, Florida, and Australia.
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		+	Chamaedorea is a [[dioecious]] genus- meaning male and female flowers occur on separate plants. The Greek is translated to mean “gift on the ground” - possibly referring to the small stature and pleasant surprise of finding such a gem at your feet.
−	Etymology: Honors Mireya Correa, botanist and professor at the University of Panama.	+	The epithet honors Mireya Correa, botanist and professor at the University of Panama.
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−	image:Chamcor0002z.jpg|photo by Geoff Stein	+	image:Chamcor0002z.jpg|Whitelock garden, Los Angeles; photo by Geoff Stein
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Chamaedorea (kahm-eh-doh-REH-ah) correae ((KOHR-reh)
Scientific Classification
Genus: Chamaedorea (kahm-eh-doh-REH-ah) Species: correae ((KOHR-reh)
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
America
Morphology
Habit: Clustering Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
None.

Habitat and Distribution

Chamaedorea correae is found in Panama's higher wet elfin forest mainly on the Atlantic slope at 800-l,000 m elevation.

Description

With its solitary decumbent stem this dainty palm creeps along the moss littered floor of the wind-sweep elfin cloud forest, rooting at the nodes. It is often times supported in part among the shrubs and other plants in the area. The prominently ringed stems may be briefly erect to 1 meter and with a diameter of 5-1- mm. with the prostrate portion often times longer than the erect portion. With its growth habit and thicker gray-green leaves, it is one of the more easily identified in the genus. Editing by edric.

Culture

Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings, suitable for growing in containers.

Comments and Curiosities

It is rare in cultivation having been only recently introduced into a few collections in the Hawaii, California, Florida, and Australia.

Chamaedorea is a dioecious genus- meaning male and female flowers occur on separate plants. The Greek is translated to mean “gift on the ground” - possibly referring to the small stature and pleasant surprise of finding such a gem at your feet.

The epithet honors Mireya Correa, botanist and professor at the University of Panama.