| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceroxylon ceriferum | |
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Ceroxylon ceriferum, also known as the Sacred wax palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae . [2] [3] It grows from northern Colombia and Venezuela. [4]
C. ceriferum is a rainforest species growing at altitudes of 1800 to 2700 m. [5]
The Arecaceae is a family of perennial, flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are colloquially called palm trees. Currently, 181 genera with around 2,600 species are known, most of which are restricted to tropical and subtropical climates. Most palms are distinguished by their large, compound, evergreen leaves, known as fronds, arranged at the top of an unbranched stem, except for the Hyphaene genus, who has branched palms. However, palms exhibit an enormous diversity in physical characteristics and inhabit nearly every type of habitat within their range, from rainforests to deserts.
Theobroma is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It was previously classified as a member of Sterculiaceae, which has been incorporated into Malvaceae to make it monophyletic. It contains roughly 20 species of small understory trees native to the tropical forests of Central and South America.
Iriartea is a genus in the palm family Arecaceae. It is native to Central and South America. The best-known species – and probably the only one – is Iriartea deltoidea, which is found from Nicaragua, south into Bolivia and a great portion of Western Amazonian basin. It is the most common tree in many forests in which it occurs.
Bactris setulosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a medium-sized spiny palm which is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. It is one of the largest species of Bactris and is found at the highest elevations.
Ceroxylon quindiuense, often called Quindío wax palm, is a palm native to the humid montane forests of the Andes in Colombia and Peru.
Arenga wightii is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is native to the Southern Western Ghats in Kerala in India. This palm has various uses in its communities. Local tribal communities depend on this plant for starch and religious ceremonies. It is also used to cover the roofs of houses due to its string resemblance to coconut leaves. Scientists have discovered that this palm has medicinal value. It is said to have antimicrobial and antioxidant phytochemicals. It is threatened by habitat loss and logging.
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.
Mayna pubescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Achariaceae. It is endemic to Colombia.
Mayna suaveolens is a species of flowering plant in the family Achariaceae. It is endemic to Colombia.
Metteniusa edulis is a species of flowering plants in the family Metteniusaceae. It was formerly placed in the family Cardiopteridaceae. It is endemic to Colombia.
Otoba is a genus of trees in family Myristicaceae. It ranges from Nicaragua to Bolivia.
Schmardaea is a genus of trees in the family Meliaceae. It solely comprises the species Schmardaea microphylla.
Sabal mauritiiformis, commonly known as the Savannah palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It grows in Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad.
Myoxanthus reymondii is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is native to Colombia, Ecuadorand Venezuela.
Restrepia elegans, commonly called the elegant restrepia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is native to Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.
Wolffia columbiana, the Columbian watermeal, is a perennial aquatic plant in the subfamily Lemnoideae. This plant is distributed widely throughout North, Central, and South America, and also occurs in Curaçao.
Caryota mitis, known as the clustering fishtail palm or fishtail palm, is a species of palm native to Tropical Asia from India to Java to southern China, now sparingly naturalized in southern Florida and in parts of Africa and Latin America. The species was originally described from Vietnam in 1790. In Florida, it grows in hummocks and in disturbed wooded areas.
Gymnosiphon suaveolens is a flowering plant in the family Burmanniaceae. It can be found from Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela. It mostly grows in tropical rainforests and lives parasitically on fungus to survive. It can remain underground for many years, emerging only when the conditions are right to flower and fruit.
Hedyosmum cumbalense is a species of tree in the family Chloranthaceae. It is native to South America.
Lacmellea edulis, common name: chicle muyu, is a species of tree in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador.
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