Ceroxylon ceriferum

Ceroxylon ceriferum

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 ceriferum

Name

Ceroxylon ceriferum (H.Karst.) Pittier, Bol. Ci. Technol. 1: 10 (1926).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Klopstockia cerifera H.Karst., Linnaea 28: 251 (1856).
• Homotypic
  • Ceroxylon klopstockia Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 314 (1849), nom. superfl.
  • Iriartea klopstockia W.Watson, Gard. Chron., n.s., 23: 338 (1885), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Klopstockia interrupta H.Karst., Linnaea 28: 252 (1856).
  • Ceroxylon interruptum (H.Karst.) H.Wendl., Bonplandia (Hannover) 8: 70 (1860).
  • Beethovenia cerifera Engel, Linnaea 33: 677 (1865).
  • Iriartea nivea W.Watson, Gard. Chron., n.s., 24: 750 (1885).
  • Ceroxylon beethovenia Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 845 (1929).
  • Ceroxylon schultzei Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 846 (1929).

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

• Pittier, H.F., 1926. Bol. Ci. Technol. 1: 10

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Ceroxylon ceriferum 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 ceriferum. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 13 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Ceroxylon ceriferum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Ceroxylon ceriferum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ceroxylon ceriferum 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
português: Palmeira-da-cera

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