茶馬椰子屬灌木，原產中美洲墨西哥宏都拉斯。
雌雄異株，穗狀花序，長20~40cm，花序軸初生綠色，後轉為橘紅色。
直立莖叢生，形似竹竿，一回羽狀全裂葉片，長1m、15~40cm，披針形裂片20~40片。
雌雄異株，穗狀花序，長20~40cm，花序軸初生綠色，後轉為橘紅色。
黃色花微小。
黑色。
每季施用一次效性綜合肥料。
延伸閱讀…
An evergreen shrub in the genus Chamaedorea, native to Central America from Mexico to Honduras. Plant height 2~3m. Erect stems clumped, resembling bamboo poles. Leaves 1m long and 15-40cm wide, unipennate, lobed into 20-40 lanceolate lobes. Dioecious, spike, 20-40cm long, inflorescence axis initially green, then turning orange-red with age. Flowers yellow and tiny, fruits black. Flowering and fruiting from summer to autumn.
日照或半日照温暖環境，户外使用砂質壤土、壤土種植，室內盆栽可使用培養土種植。
介質略乾或葉片無光澤時澆水。
每季施用一次效性綜合肥料。
延伸閱讀…
修剪枯莖葉。
繁殖使用播種法主。
The plant thrives in full-sun or partial-sun and warm environments. Use sandy loam and loam soil for outdoor planting, and culture soil for indoor potted planting. Water when the soil slightly dries or the leaves look dull. Apply a slow-release compound fertilizer once a season. Prune dead stems and leaves at any time. Propagated mainly from seeds.