Quindio wax palm (Ceroxylon quindiuense)
Description
Ceroxylon quindiuense is a palm native to the humid montane forests of the Andes in Colombia and northern Peru. This palm species can grow to a height of 45 m (148 ft)—or rarely, even as high as 60 m (200 ft). It is the tallest recorded monocot in the world. The trunk is cylindrical, smooth, light colored, covered with wax; leaf scars forming dark rings around the trunk. The leaves are dark green and grayish, 185–540 cm long, with a petiole up to 80 cm long. Fruits are globose and orange-red when ripe, 1.6–2 cm in diameter
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Arecales
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Family: Arecaceae
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Genus: Ceroxylon
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