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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]
Phytelephas schottii, the corozo palm, is a palm tree native to Colombia which bears a fruit which in Colombia is called corozo. The corozo fruit is often made into a sweet beverage called jugo de corozo .
Several Ceroxylon species, including C. quindiuense, C. alpinum, C. vogelianum, C. ventricosum, and C. parvifrons, are cultivated as ornamental trees outside their native range in cool, humid, mild climates with minimal frosts, such as parts of Australia, coastal California, Hawai'i, New Zealand, South Africa, and coastal Western Europe.
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 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.
The large-fruited ivory palm (P. macrocarpa) is the ivory palm native to Brazil, and most internationally traded palm ivory is derived from this species. The Colombian ivory palm (P. schottii) and P. tenuicaulis, both formerly included in P. macrocarpa, are the usual source of the product in Colombia.
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 ...
Ceroxylon alpinum, also known as the Andean wax palm is a species of palm tree native to Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss . [ 1 ]