Chamaedorea linearis

Native to western South America and northwestern Venezuela, this solitary palm grows in the understory of humid forests. Its slender, smooth green trunk can reach about 33 feet tall and supports a spreading crown of feather-shaped leaves. The leaflets lie roughly in one plane along each leaf. Male palms can produce several flower clusters at a single stem node, and the fruits ripen orange to red. In Colombia, it occurs between about 1,000 and 9,200 feet and is near threatened. Photographed in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.