Chamaerops humilis
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64402dec88be3053713628 |
| Scientific name | Chamaerops humilis |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 1187 (1753) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
Roofing thatch (dwarf palm or palmito thatch) from durable frond and leaf-strip layers; bast fiber cordage and basketry from leaf lamina; walking sticks from petioles; ornamental foliage for floristry.
Industrial and craft applications:
Long, flexible fronds are processed into bundles for thatching; leaves yield bast fiber used in hand-twisted cordage, baskets, hats, and brooms; petioles are turned for walking sticks and simple craft items. The species is a model Mediterranean dwarf palm in genetic and ecological research (reference genome sequencing, community resources for genomics, biogeography, and conservation).
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Edible meristem (cabbage) and fruit are reported in regional accounts; in Morocco, ripe fruits are made into a mildly alcoholic beverage.
Colorants and tanning:
No verified extractable dyes or tannins documented for this taxon.
Wood and fiber:
Heartwood is small; wood is not timber. Frond strips and leaf bundles provide a coarse bast fiber valued for cordage and basketry; bundles retain strength and flexibility when split and tied.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
No documented essential oils or cosmetic derivatives.
Properties relevant to use:
Durable thatch derives from flexible fronds with lignified vascular bundles that resist water uptake; fiber tenacity comes from long bast fiber bundles in the leaf lamina; leaves detach cleanly from petioles, enabling repeatable strip-and-bundle harvesting.
Standards and regulation:
No species-specific standards identified; harvested material for craft use is subject to local nature protection and regional planning.
Sustainability and sourcing:
Sustainable production relies on selective frond harvest and rotational cutting to allow meristem recovery and avoid excessive removal of photosynthetic area. In some regions, the species is protected or managed in public land and private plots; selective harvesting and compliance with regional conservation measures help maintain populations.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix humilis | Cav. | Icon. 2: 12 (1793) |
| Phoenix humilis | Royle | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [Royle] [10]: 394. 1839 [Feb 1839] |
| Corypha humilis | (L.) Pynaert | Nursery Cat. (Éd. Pynaert - Van Geert) 1893-1894: 10. (1893) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | european fan palm |
| English | mediterranean fan palm |
| English | fan palm |
| English | kiko rivera |
| English | windmill palm |
| English | hair palm |
| English | blue mediterranean fan palm |
| Spanish | palma hembra |
| Spanish | palmizón |
| Spanish | palmizon |
| Spanish | palma de palmitos |
| Spanish | datil zorrero |
| Spanish | datil de raposa |
| Spanish | dátil zorrero |
| Spanish | cohollo |
| Spanish | margallo |
| Spanish | palma de escobas |
| Spanish | datiles de perro |
| Spanish | guaspalma |
| Spanish | margalló |
| Spanish | margallon |
| Spanish | margallón |
| Spanish | palma chiquita |
| Spanish | dátil de raposa |
| Arabic | دوم |
| Arabic | نخل مروحي |
| Arabic | الدوم المتوسطي |
| Azerbaijani | alçaqboy xamerops |
| Catalan | bargalló |
| Catalan | garballó |
| Catalan | margalló |
| Czech | žumara nízká |
| Danish | dværgpalme-slægten |
| German | zwergpalme |
| Greek | Χαμαίρωψ ο χαμηλός |
| Greek | Χαμαίρωπας χαμηλός |
| Esperanto | kameropso |
| Basque | palmondo nano |
| Persian | نخل بادبزنی اروپایی |
| Finnish | kääpiöpalmu |
| French | palmier nain |
| Galician | palmeira anana |
| grc | χαμαίρωψ |
| Croatian | mediteranska lepezasta palma |
| Croatian | niska žumara |
| Croatian | grmasta žumara |
| Upper Sorbian | niska palmka |
| Upper Sorbian | palmka |
| Hungarian | törpe lószőrpálma |
| Hungarian | lószőrpálma |
| Hungarian | törpepálma |
| Armenian | խամերոփս |
| Italian | palma nana mediterranea |
| Italian | palma nana |
| Italian | palme nane |
| Japanese | チャボトウジュロ |
| Georgian | ქამეროფსი |
| Kazakh | Хамеропс |
| Malayalam | ചിറ്റീന്തൽ |
| mt | Ġummara |
| mt | Ġummar safrani |
| Norwegian Bokmål | europeisk viftepalme |
| Dutch | europese dwergpalm |
| Dutch | dwergpalm |
| Polish | karłatka |
| Polish | karłowa palma |
| Polish | karłatka niska |
| Polish | chamerops niski |
| Polish | palmiczka |
| Portuguese | palmeira-das-vassouras |
| Russian | Хамеропс приземистый |
| Russian | Хамеропс |
| sc | pramitu |
| sc | prama de santu pedru |
| sc | prama nana |
| sc | prammittu |
| Slovak | palmička nízka |
| Serbian | Мала жумара |
| Swedish | europeisk dvärgpalm |
| Swedish | dvärgpalm |
| Thai | ปาล์มชาแมรอปส์ |
| Walloon | pålmî nin |
| Chinese | 欧洲扇棕 |
| Chinese | 矮棕 |
| Chinese | 叢櫚 |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Chamaerops humilis var. argentea | (auct.) André | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 57: 231 (1885) |
| Chamaerops humilis var. humilis | Unknown |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Africa click to expand
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Macaronesia
- Azores
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Northern Africa
- Algeria
- Libya
- Morocco
- Tunisia
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Macaronesia
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Europe click to expand
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Southeastern Europe
- Italy
- Sicilia
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Southwestern Europe
- Baleares
- Corse
- France
- Portugal
- Sardegna
- Spain
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Southeastern Europe
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Southern America click to expand
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Caribbean
- Dominican Republic
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Caribbean
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000839941 |
| UNII | 4MHC5KR6HM |
| USDA Plants | CHHU7 |
| Tropicos | 2401423 |
| INPN | 90524 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:665917-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-37792 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 299207 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 452733 |
| Observations.org | 128518 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 54446 |
| IUCN Red List | 13164373 |
| IPNI | 665917-1 |
| iNaturalist | 132759 |
| GBIF | 2736625 |
| Freebase | /m/07g1lw |
| EPPO | CMEHU |
| EOL | 1091059 |
| USDA GRIN | 10134 |
| Wikipedia | Chamaerops_humilis |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_055376905.1 | SANNIO_Cham_1 | Chromosome | University of Sannio | 2026-02-11 | 78 | 3.06 Gb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins | |||||
| (2R)-2-[(6S)-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[[(1R,2R,4R,6R,8S,9S,12R,13R)-6-methoxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-6-[3-methyl-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybutyl]-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-en-16-yl]oxy]-5-[(2R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol | 137704870 | Click to see | 1063.20 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.34.82 |
| (2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[[(1S,2S,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,16S)-6-methoxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-6-[(3R)-3-methyl-4-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybutyl]-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-en-16-yl]oxy]-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-2-methyloxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol | 10011601 | Click to see CC1C2C(CC3C2(CCC4C3CC=C5C4(CCC(C5)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)C)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)C)O)O)O)C)C)OC1(CCC(C)COC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O)OC | 1209.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.34.82 |
| 2-[4-Hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-(5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl)oxy-5-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol | 271916 | Click to see | 869.00 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.34.82 |
| Dioscin | 119245 | Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)C)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 | 869.00 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.34.82 |
| Methylprotodioscin | 11263254 | Click to see CC1C2C(CC3C2(CCC4C3CC=C5C4(CCC(C5)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)C)O)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)C)C)OC1(CCC(C)COC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)OC | 1063.20 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.34.82 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides | |||||
| 5-Hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-7-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one | 14427436 | Click to see | 638.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.34.82 |
| Tricin-7-O-rutinoside | 100925474 | Click to see | 638.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.34.82 |
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