Ceroxylon quindiuense (H.Karst.) H.Wendl.

Wax palm (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Ceroxylon

Characteristics

A palm.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.0
Mature height (meter) 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Moist slopes in cloud forests at high elevations in the Andes. Montane rain forest at elevations from 2,000-3,000 metres.
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Cloud forests at high elevations in the Andes.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses essential oil fuel medicinal social use wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Ceroxylon quindiuense leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ceroxylon quindiuense world distribution map, present in Peru

Conservation status

Ceroxylon quindiuense threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:665697-1
WFO ID wfo-0000835474
COL ID T4PM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Klopstockia quindiuensis Ceroxylon floccosum Ceroxylon quindiuense