Ceroxylon ceriferum, also known as the Sacred wax palm is a species of Ceroxylon from northern Colombia and Venezuela.[1]
Ceroxylon ceriferum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Ceroxylon |
Species: | C. ceriferum
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Binomial name | |
Ceroxylon ceriferum (H.Karst.) Pittier
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Synonyms | |
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Habitat
editC. ceriferum is a rainforest species growing at altitudes of 1800 to 2700 m.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ceroxylon ceriferum in Tropicos".
- ^ Riffle, R.L.; Craft, P.; Zona, S. (2012). "Ceroxylon ceriferum". The Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms (2nd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 304.
External links
edit- Media related to Ceroxylon ceriferum at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Ceroxylon ceriferum at Wikispecies