Ceroxylon parvum explained

Ceroxylon parvum is a species of Ceroxylon native to the slopes of the Andes.[1]

Description

Ceroxylon parvum is the smallest Ceroxylon species, the trunks reaching a maximum of 9 meters and 0.10-0.18 m in diameter.[2]

Distribution and Habitat

Ceroxylon parvum grows in the eastern slopes of the Andes in Ecuador, in rainforests and clearings at altitudes of 1370 to 1740 m. A second population in southern Peru and western Bolivia was previously included in this species, but is now recognised as Ceroxylon pityrophyllum.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ceroxylon parvum Galeano . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 21 January 2024.
  2. Book: Riffle . R.L. . Craft . P. . Zona . S. . The Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms . 2012 . Timber Press . Portland, Oregon . 304 . 2nd . Ceroxylon parvum.
  3. Sanín . M.J. . Kissling . W.D. . Bacon . C.D. . Borchsenius . F. . Galeano . G. . Svenning . J.-C. . Olivera . J. . Ramírez . R. . Trenel . P. . Pintaud . j.-C. . The Neogene rise of the tropical Andes facilitated diversification of wax palms (Ceroxylon: Arecaceae) through geographical colonization and climatic niche separation . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society . 2016 . 182 . 303–317 . 10.1111/boj.12419.

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