| Collector | Espinoza, Y. |
| Number | 502 |
| Collected with | Fred W. Stauffer & Anders Barfod |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Subpart | Federal |
| County | |
| Locality | Mpio. Carayaca, El Junquito-Colonial Tovar road (km 37), upper part of the road heading to the Agronomic Research Station Bajo Seco (Faculty of Agronomy - UCV). In cloud forest, forming locally abundant populations |
| Coordinates | 10° 27' 22'' N 67° 11' 55'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1950 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2000 |
| Start date | 2008/04/10 |
| End date | 2008/04/15 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Ceroxylon ceriferum (H.Karst.)Pittier |
| Determined by | |
| Identification qualifier | cf. |
| Field notes | Solitary, dioecious palm up to 20 m tall and 20-30 cm diam. Trunk covered with a thin wax layer. Leaves grey-green, regularly pinnate. Inflorescences and infructescences interfoliar. Fruits green-yellow in development, red when ripe. The fruits are said to be birds dispersed |
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