Ceroxylon vogelianum H.Wendl.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Ceroxylon

Characteristics

A solitary palm. The stems are 3-13 m tall. They are 10-20 cm across. They sometimes bend at the top. The trunk is grey or green. There are 6-15 leaves. They are feather like and curved. The crown is almost round and has a ragged appearance. There are 70-110 leaflets on each side of the leaf. They are arranged irregularly in clusters. They spread in different directions. The fruit are small and green and 1.5 cm across. The fruit became red and have netlike grooves.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 12.5
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows between 2000 and 3000 m altitude in Ecuador. It grows in mountain rainforest.
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Montane rain forest at elevations from 1,900-3,000 metres, but mainly above 2,500 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use food material social use
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

Ceroxylon vogelianum unspecified picture

Distribution

Ceroxylon vogelianum world distribution map, present in Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:665703-1
WFO ID wfo-0000835538
COL ID T4PT
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Synonyms

Ceroxylon coarctatum Ceroxylon flexuosum Ceroxylon vogelianum Ceroxylon crispum Ceroxylon hexandrum Ceroxylon sclerophyllum Ceroxylon verruculosum Klopstockia coarctata Klopstockia vogeliana