Ceroxylon alpinum
Bonpl. ex DC.
Arecaceae
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Common Name: Wax Palm
Flowering tree
Photograph by: AAU palm archive'
Image credit to Palmweb
Flowering tree
Photograph by: AAU palm archive'
Image credit to Palmweb
Plant growing in Colombia
Photograph by: John Dransfield
Image credit to Palmweb
General Information
Ceroxylon alpinum is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 20.00 metres tall.
It has uses.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
Range
S. America - Colombia.
Habitat
Cloud forests at high elevations in the Andes[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
,
231- Title
- Palms for Cooler Climates.
- Publication
-
- Author
- McMillan-Browse. P.
- Publisher
- Trebah Enterprises.
- Year
- 1993
- ISBN
- 0 9521952 0 8
- Description
- An excellent little booklet on the subject, though it does not mention many plant uses.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 20.00 m |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Self-fertile | No |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
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Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a warm greenhouse at not less than 24°c[
188- Title
- The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers
- Publication
-
- Author
- Brickell. C.
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd.
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-86318-386-7
- Description
- Excellent range of photographs, some cultivation details but very little information on plant uses.
]. Stored seed is very slow to germinate. Pre-soaking the seed for 24 hours in warm water prior to sowing may shorten the germination time. Plants form a long tap-root some time before forming a shoot so the seed is best sown in groups of two or three in each deep pot, thinning if necessary to the best seedling. Germination of fresh seed usually takes place in 3 - 4 months at 25°c[
138- Title
- Growing from Seed. Volume 3.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bird. R. (Editor)
- Publisher
- Thompson and Morgan.
- Year
- 1989
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
]. Grow on the plants in the greenhouse for at least their first two winters and plant out in the summer. Give the plants some protection from the cold for at least their first few winters outdoors.
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