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Felling of Ceroxylon quindiuense palms to obtain wax from the trunk also is an activity still going on in Colombia and Peru. [4] The palm is recognized as the national tree of Colombia, and since the implementation of Law 61 of 1985, it is legally a protected species in that country. [3] [8]
The wax palm tree, Ceroxylon quindiuense, also known as the Quindío wax, is Colombia's national tree. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The palm is native to the Andean high altitude Cocora valley in the department of Quindío , northwest Colombia, and is the tallest palm tree in the world.
The species are almost exclusively montane and include the tallest palm (and thus tallest monocotyledon), C. quindiuense, which reaches 61 m (200 ft) in height, and species growing at the highest altitude of the palm family , at more than 3,000 m (10,000 ft) in elevation.
The Quindío wax palm was selected as the national tree by the government of Belisario Betancur and was the first tree officially declared as a protected species in Colombia. C. quindiuense is the only palm that grows at such high altitudes in Colombia and is the tallest monocot in the world.
This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more trees as their national trees. Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an "unofficial" status.
The palm family, Arecaceae, is widespread in the Caribbean. Globally there are about 191 genera and 2339 species as reported in 2004 by Carlo Morici . [ 1 ] Their distribution is biased toward islands – 36% of genera and 52% of species are found only on islands, while 32% of genera and 6% of species are found only on continents.
The categorisation scheme follows the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, in which Colombia is as politically defined except for Malpelo Island, which is treated separately and included in Central America
Mauritia flexuosa, known as the moriche palm, ité palm, ita, buriti, muriti, miriti (Brazil), canangucho (Colombia), morete or acho (Ecuador), or aguaje (Peru), is a palm tree. It grows in and near swamps and other wet areas in tropical South America. [2] Mauritia flexuosa, a tree, can reach up to 35 m (115 ft) in height. The large leaves form ...