Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti is species of small palm tree. It was first described scientifically in 1852 by Hermann Wendland. It is one of several species with leaves that are harvested as xate.

Chamaedorea is a genus of 107 species of palms, native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas. They are small palms, growing to 0.3–6 m tall with slender, cane-like stems, growing in the