The Monimiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the magnoliid order Laurales. It is closely related to the families Hernandiaceae and Lauraceae. It consists of shrubs, small trees, and a few lianas of the tropics and subtropics, mostly in the southern hemisphere. The largest center of diversity is New Guinea, with about 75 species. Lesser centres of diversity are Madagascar, Australia, and the neotropics. Africa has one species, Xymalos monospora, as does Southern Chile. Several species are distributed through Malesia and the southwest Pacific.
Communist Party of Colombia (Marxist–Leninist), is Colombian a political party that splintered from the main Colombian Communist Party around 1965.
The western mountain coati or western dwarf coati is a small procyonid, found in cloud forest and páramo at altitudes of 1,300–4,250 metres (4,270–13,940 ft) in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador. A population discovered in the Apurímac–Cuzco region of southern Peru has tentatively been identified as the western mountain coati, but may represent an undescribed taxon.
Siparunaceae is a family of flowering plants in the magnoliid order Laurales. It consists of two genera of woody plants, with essential oils: Glossocalyx in West Africa and Siparuna in the neotropics. Glossocalyx is monospecific and Siparuna has about 74 known species.
Colombia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 16 competitors, all men, took part in 13 events in 5 sports.
Colombia competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 20 competitors, all men, took part in 19 events in 6 sports.
The Colombia Davis Cup team represents Colombia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Colombiana de Tenis.
Siparuna is a genus of plants belonging to the family Siparunaceae. These aromatic evergreen trees and shrubs are found throughout the Neotropical realm. Over 70 species have been described.
Siparuna gentryana is an evergreen monoecious tree which grows to 20 m in height. It is found in primary forest habitats in western Ecuador and Colombia. It is similar to the more widespread Siparuna cristata but can be distinguished by its much smaller fruits which are spiny rather than smooth.
Siparuna calantha is an evergreen dioecious shrub which grows to around 10 m in height. It is found only in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. It is similar to Siparuna petiolaris but differs in having much broader leaves.
Siparuna vasqueziana is an evergreen dioecious shrub which grows to 5 m in height. It is found in primary forest habitats in Amazonian Peru. It can be distinguished from all other Siparuna species by its yellow flowers with exceptionally long tepals.
Siparuna cascada is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Siparuna croatii is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Siparuna eggersii is a scrambling, large shrub in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is endangered due to habitat destruction. It has glabrous leaves and fig-like, red fruit with a lemon scent.
Siparuna guajalitensis is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Siparuna multiflora is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Siparuna palenquensis is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.
The Colombian small-eared shrew is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Colombia, where it is known from the Cordillera Central in Antioquia Department at elevations from 1750 to 2800 m. It is found in montane forest and cultivated areas. It resembles C. brachyonyx.
The Mistratoan yellow-shouldered bat, is a species of leaf-nosed bat indigenous to the Cordillera Occidental, in the Mistrato municipality in Risaralda, Colombia. Since existing information derives exclusively from the holotype, the status of the species, its environmental requirements, and the trend of the population are unknown.
The western lowland olingo is a species of olingo from Central and South America, where it is known from Panama and from Colombia and Ecuador west of the Andes.
