Ceroxylon
Ceroxylon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae, native to the Andes in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, known as Andean wax palms.
Species
Quindio Wax Palm
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderArecales
- FamilyArecaceae
Native toBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
Conservationcritically endangered
Observations1,098
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Article
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- Species
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Ceroxylon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae, native to the Andes in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, known as Andean wax palms.
The species are almost exclusively montane and include the tallest palm (and thus tallest monocotyledon), C. quindiuense, which reaches in height, and species growing at the highest altitude of the palm family (Arecaceae), at more than in elevation.