Ceroxylon echinulatum Galeano is a plant in the Arecaceae family, order Arecales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Ceroxylon echinulatum Galeano

Ceroxylon echinulatum Galeano

The Pumbo wax palm Ceroxylon echinulatum is a threatened flowering palm found only in Andean forests of Ecuador and Peru.

Family
Genus
Ceroxylon
Order
Arecales
Class
Liliopsida

About Ceroxylon echinulatum Galeano

Ceroxylon echinulatum, commonly called the Pumbo wax palm, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae palm family. This species is found exclusively in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests in the Andes. Currently, it faces threat from habitat loss.

Photo: (c) Sebastián Vizcarra, all rights reserved, uploaded by Sebastián Vizcarra

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Arecales Arecaceae Ceroxylon

More from Arecaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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