Ceroxylon ceriferum

Ceroxylon ceriferum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Ceroxylon
Species:	C. ceriferum
Binomial name
	Ceroxylon ceriferum; (H.Karst.) Pittier
Synonyms
	Beethovenia cerifera Engl.; Ceroxylon beethovenia Burret; Ceroxylon ceriferum (H. Karst.) H. Wendl.; Ceroxylon interruptum (H.Karst.) H.Wendl.; Ceroxylon klopstockia Mart.; Ceroxylon schultzei Burret; Iriartea klopstockia W.Watson; Iriartea nivea W.Watson; Klopstockia cerifera H.Karst.; Klopstockia interrupta H.Karst.;

Ceroxylon ceriferum, also known as the Sacred wax palm is a species of Ceroxylon from northern Colombia and Venezuela.^[1]

Habitat edit

C. ceriferum is a rainforest species growing at altitudes of 1800 to 2700 m.^[2]

^ "Ceroxylon ceriferum in Tropicos".
^ Riffle, R.L.; Craft, P.; Zona, S. (2012). "Ceroxylon ceriferum". The Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms (2nd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 304.

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Ceroxylon ceriferum

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Ceroxylon
Species:	C. ceriferum
Binomial name
*Ceroxylon ceriferum* (H.Karst.) Pittier
Synonyms
Beethovenia cerifera Engl. Ceroxylon beethovenia Burret Ceroxylon ceriferum (H. Karst.) H. Wendl. Ceroxylon interruptum (H.Karst.) H.Wendl. Ceroxylon klopstockia Mart. Ceroxylon schultzei Burret Iriartea klopstockia W.Watson Iriartea nivea W.Watson Klopstockia cerifera H.Karst. Klopstockia interrupta H.Karst.