Ceroxylon vogelianum, also known as the Vogels wax palm, is a palm native to the Andes from Venezuela south to Peru in humid montane forest, at an elevation of 1900 – 2900 meters.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Vogels Wax Palm being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ceroxylon sasaimae
- Wettinia kalbreyeri
- Dictyocaryum lamarckianum
- Ceroxylon parvifrons
- Ravenea madagascariensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Ceroxylon
- Species
- Ceroxylon vogelianum
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