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Andes mountain range, western coast of South America. In Ecuador, this is the highest-altitude naturally occurring palm tree, appearing in the wild, well above 3,500 meters in paramo forests, and distributed down to about 1,800 m, especially in the province of Loja. Wax palms are so named for their single, waxy trunk. Due to the palm’s slow growth, and agricultural land clearing within the tree’s natural range, it has become an endangered species in Ecuador. The government now runs a campaign telling farmers to leave any wax palms found on their properties alone; not only are the palms rare, they are the preferred habitat for two species of endemic parrots (the El Oro Parikeet and the Loja Green Parrot) which are rapidly going extinct along with the trees. | Andes mountain range, western coast of South America. In Ecuador, this is the highest-altitude naturally occurring palm tree, appearing in the wild, well above 3,500 meters in paramo forests, and distributed down to about 1,800 m, especially in the province of Loja. Wax palms are so named for their single, waxy trunk. Due to the palm’s slow growth, and agricultural land clearing within the tree’s natural range, it has become an endangered species in Ecuador. The government now runs a campaign telling farmers to leave any wax palms found on their properties alone; not only are the palms rare, they are the preferred habitat for two species of endemic parrots (the El Oro Parikeet and the Loja Green Parrot) which are rapidly going extinct along with the trees. | ||
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==Curiosities== | ==Curiosities== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[http://eunops.org/content/glossary-palm-terms Glossary of Palm Terms] | ||
| + | *[http://www.plantapalm.com/wianame.htm Pronunciation Key] | ||
*http://www.palms.org/palmsjournal/2008/palms52no4p165-173.pdf | *http://www.palms.org/palmsjournal/2008/palms52no4p165-173.pdf | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Habitat and Distribution
Andes mountain range, western coast of South America. In Ecuador, this is the highest-altitude naturally occurring palm tree, appearing in the wild, well above 3,500 meters in paramo forests, and distributed down to about 1,800 m, especially in the province of Loja. Wax palms are so named for their single, waxy trunk. Due to the palm’s slow growth, and agricultural land clearing within the tree’s natural range, it has become an endangered species in Ecuador. The government now runs a campaign telling farmers to leave any wax palms found on their properties alone; not only are the palms rare, they are the preferred habitat for two species of endemic parrots (the El Oro Parikeet and the Loja Green Parrot) which are rapidly going extinct along with the trees.
Description
Trunk type: Solitary, with a glossy crownshaft, the trunk exhibits a powdery white residue, much akin to baby powder, trunk has white rings from leaf scares. Hight: To 45 meters (150 feet) in habitat. Leaf detail: Pinnately compound, diametrically opposed, semi-plumose, very erect, dark green leaves, whitish underneath. Ceroxylon ventricosum, Andean Wax Palms are very slow growers with an attractive, spreading canopy, and can get quite tall (given 100 years or so….)
Culture
Requirements: This is an emergent palm, and requires protection from wind, and hot dry air when young, filtered light when young, full sun when mature, consistently moist soil, well drained position. Cool, humid and moist, but well drained. That said the plant pictured here is growing in Ventura California, where the summers would be quite hot and dry.
Curiosities
External Links
- Glossary of Palm Terms
- Pronunciation Key
- http://www.palms.org/palmsjournal/2008/palms52no4p165-173.pdf
References
Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos, edric.
- IMAGE GALLERY
Growing at the Quito Botanical Gardens, Quito, Pichincha Province, only about 20 years old.
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.
