Chamaerops
Chamaerops is a genus of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae (palm family). There is one species called Chamaerops humilis (European fan palm, Mediterranean dwarf palm or dwarf fan palm).[1] It is the only palm species native to continental Europe. It is found in coastal areas of southern France, Morocco and Italy. It is a shrub-like clumping palm, with several stems growing from a single base. The stems grow slowly and often tightly together, eventually reaching 2–5 m tall.
Chamaerops Media
Derelomus chamaeropsis, a weevil, is the only known significant insect pollinator of Chamaerops humilis.
Group of European fan palms in Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Chamaerops humilis growing in Mallorca
References
- ↑ Herrera, J. 1989. On the reproductive biology of the dwarf palm, Chamaerops humilis, in southern Spain. Principes 33: 27–32.