Andean Wax Palm 
Group:
Plants
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela


Species/Common Names:
Ceroxylon alpinum
Ceroxylon amazonicum
Ceroxylon echinulatum
Ceroxylon quindiuense
Ceroxylon sasaimae

Facts Summary:
Ceroxylon (commonly known as the Andean Wax Palm species) is a genus of plants of concern and found in the following area(s): Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

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Copyright Notice: This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Ceroxylon".

Status/Date(s) Listed as Endangered

  Scientific Name Status Listing Date Range
1. Ceroxylon alpinumEN-IUCN1998Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
2. Ceroxylon amazonicumEN-IUCN2003Ecuador
3. Ceroxylon echinulatumVU-IUCN2003Ecuador, Peru
4. Ceroxylon quindiuenseVU-IUCN1998Colombia
5. Ceroxylon sasaimaeCR-IUCN1998Colombia

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