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Ceroxylon quindiuense, Capotal, Cajamarca, Tolima, Colombia The iconic and endangered wax palm species. I was positively shocked to see this density, most sites show a handful of them. Ceroxylon quindiuense,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Fall,Geotagged,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge

Ceroxylon quindiuense, Capotal, Cajamarca, Tolima, Colombia

The iconic and endangered wax palm species. I was positively shocked to see this density, most sites show a handful of them.

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    Remarkable! I've never seen such a density of Ceroxylon anywhere! This was probably a common sight once... Posted 2 years ago
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      Yep. it's hard to say whether this site is rare or whether there's just not many pictures of it online. Posted 2 years ago
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        What's for sure is that it's beautiful! Posted 2 years ago

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The Quindio Wax Palm

"Ceroxylon quindiuense", is a palm native to the humid montane forests of the Andes in Colombia and northern Peru.

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jun 9, 2023. Captured Sep 27, 2022 07:26 in 8FJ7+JC Cajamarca, Tolima, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO800
  • 250mm
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