Palms   Ceroxylon quindiuense

Common Names: Andean Wax Palm Distribution & Habitat: Moist slopes of the Columbian Andes, South America. Description: An extremely tall (to 60m) feather palm, with a wax covered crownshaft, and leaf underside, which gives it a silvery grey colouring. General: One of the worlds tallest palms. Humboldt described these as "a forest over the forest". Culture: Likes temperate, but frost free areas - cool, humid, and moist. Very difficult to grow outside these areas.	Figure 1. C. quindiense in habitat. Note size of person at bottom.
Figure 2. A nice waxy trunk in the forest at Cocora Valley, Colombia.	Figure 3. A tree growing over the canopy in Cocora Valley.

Figure 4. Spectacular shot of C. quindiuense in
Cocora Valley in Colombia, famous for its wax palms.

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Michael Calonje, Collectors Seeds (Figure 2,3&4)

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