Chamaedorea metallica (Metallic palm)

4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 1 × 1½′ (34 × 52 cm)

4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 1 × 2′ (41 × 62 cm)

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Arecidae	Palm-like plants
Order	Arecales	Palms
Family	Arecaceae	Palms
Genus	Chamaedorea	From Ancient Greek χαμαί (chamai), meaning “on the ground,” and δωρεά (dorea), meaning “gift,” in reference to easily reached fruits, or the plants’ low-growing nature
Species	metallica	Metallic—a reference to the metallic appearance of the leaves