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Ceroxylon echinulatum, also known as the Pumbo wax palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests in the Andes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Ceroxylon echinulatum 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
- Euterpe precatoria
- Oenocarpus bataua
- Dypsis leptocheilos
- Ceroxylon quindiuense
- Euterpe oleracea
- Ceroxylon sasaimae
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Ceroxylon
- Species
- Ceroxylon echinulatum
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