Ceroxylon ceriferum

Ceroxylon ceriferum, also known as the Sacred wax palm is a species of Ceroxylon from northern Colombia and Venezuela.[1]

Ceroxylon ceriferum
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
(H.Karst.) Pittier
Synonyms
  • Beethovenia cerifera Engl.
  • Ceroxylon beethovenia Burret
  • Ceroxylon ceriferum (H. Karst.) H. Wendl.
  • Ceroxylon interruptum (H.Karst.) H.Wendl.
  • Ceroxylon klopstockia Mart.
  • Ceroxylon schultzei Burret
  • Iriartea klopstockia W.Watson
  • Iriartea nivea W.Watson
  • Klopstockia cerifera H.Karst.
  • Klopstockia interrupta H.Karst.

Habitat

C. ceriferum is a rainforest species growing at altitudes of 1800 to 2700 m.[2]

References
  1. "Ceroxylon ceriferum in Tropicos".
  2. Riffle, R.L.; Craft, P.; Zona, S. (2012). "Ceroxylon ceriferum". The Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms (2nd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 304.


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