Ceroxylon alpinum

Ceroxylon alpinum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Ceroxyloideae
Tribus: Ceroxyleae
Genus: Ceroxylon
Species: Ceroxylon alpinum

Name

Ceroxylon alpinum Bonpl. ex DC., 1804

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ceroxylon andicola Bonpl. in von Humboldt & A.J.A.Bonpland, Pl. Aequinoct. 1: 1 (1805).
  • Iriartea andicola (Bonpl.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 623 (1825).
  • Ceroxylon ferrugineum Devansaye, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 46: 214 (1874).
  • Ceroxylon andicola var. occidentale R.B.White ex Fawc., Bull. Bot. Dept., Jamaica, n.s., 5: 39 (1898).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Colombia; Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bonpland, A.J.A. 1804. Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris 3(7): 240.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Ceroxylon alpinum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Ceroxylon alpinum. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 13 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Ceroxylon alpinum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Ceroxylon alpinum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ceroxylon alpinum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Wax palm
español: Palma de cera
suomi: Kolumbianvahapalmu
português: Palmeira-da-cera

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