Ceroxylon parvum

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Ceroxylon parvum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Ceroxylon
Species:
C. parvum
Binomial name
Ceroxylon parvum

Ceroxylon parvum is a species of Ceroxylon native to the slopes of the Andes. [1] [2]

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Description

Ceroxylon parvum is the smallest Ceroxylon species, the trunks reaching a maximum of 9 meters and 0.10-0.18 m in diameter. [1]

Distribution and habitat

Ceroxylon parvum grows in the eastern slopes of the Andes in Ecuador, in rainforests and clearings at altitudes of 1370 to 1740 m. [1] A second population in southern Peru and western Bolivia was previously included in this species, [1] but is now recognised as Ceroxylon pityrophyllum. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Riffle, R.L.; Craft, P.; Zona, S. (2012). "Ceroxylon parvum". The Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms (2nd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 304.
  2. ↑ "Ceroxylon parvum Galeano". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Sanín, M.J.; Kissling, W.D.; Bacon, C.D.; Borchsenius, F.; Galeano, G.; Svenning, J.-C.; Olivera, J.; Ramírez, R.; Trenel, P.; Pintaud, j.-C. (2016). "The Neogene rise of the tropical Andes facilitated diversification of wax palms (Ceroxylon: Arecaceae) through geographical colonization and climatic niche separation". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 182: 303–317. doi:10.1111/boj.12419.


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