The world's tallest monocotyledon, native to an area near Quindio, Colombia. Known as Palm de Cerra of Wax Palm, as a wax was once scraped from the trunk for candles.In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/palms/index.html
Description: English: Wax palm (Ceroxylon quindiuense) in Cocora Valley, Colombia Français : Palmier à cire du Quindío (Ceroxylon quindiuense) dans la vallée de Cocora, Colombie. Date: 22 January 2020. Source: Own work. Author: Bernard Gagnon. Camera location4° 38′ 25″ N, 75° 32′ 13.71″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 4.640278; -75.537142.