In the hills along the cordilleras there are other endemics such as Ceroxylon sasaimae, Odontoglossum crispum, Heliconia reptans, H. oleosa, H. huilensis, H. mutisiana, H. laxa, H. estiletioides and H. abaloi. From Wordnik.com. [Magdalena Valley montane forests] Reference
Want to see the lovely wax palm (Ceroxylon quindiuense) in the San Francisco Botanical Garden, or the Whistler prints exhibit at the University of Arizona Museum of Art?. From Wordnik.com. [Paid Is the New Free] Reference
Abundant populations of palms are common in the middle mountain ranges: "tagua" or ivory palm (Dictyocarium lamarckianum) between 900 and 1600 m and "palma de cera" or wax palm (Ceroxylon ceriferum) between 1800 and 2500 m. From Wordnik.com. [Santa Marta montane forests] Reference
Mauritia flexuosa; and 4th, in the alpine regions, between seven and fifteen hundred toises high, Ceroxylon andicola, Oreodoxa frigida, Kunthia montana. From Wordnik.com. [Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America] Reference
Here in the Quindío wax palm habitat (Ceroxylon quindiuense, VU), which is the species’ obligate habitat, ProAves Foundation is working on conservation initiatives that are buying the yellow-eared parrot a chance for survival. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the Tropical Andes] Reference
Among the species of special concern are the yellow-eared parrot (Ognorhynchus icterotis), the Colombia’s national flower (Cattleya trianaei) or Christmas orchid, the Andean rosewood (Aniba perutilis), the Andean wolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha lugens), the mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque), the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), the wax palms Ceroxylon spp. and more. From Wordnik.com. [Magdalena Valley montane forests] Reference
(Ceroxylon quindiuense). From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
Ceroxylon (Ceroxylon palm). From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Characteristic species include Myrcianthes ternifolia, Chaetolepis santamartensis, Hesperomeles lanuginosa, Paragynoxys undatifolia, Weinmannia pinnata, Myrsine ferruginea, Podocarpus oleifolius, Ceroxylon ceriferum, Monochaetum uberrimum, Chusquea tuberculosa. From Wordnik.com. [Santa Marta montane forests] Reference
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