Genus Ceroxylon
The species are almost exclusively montane and include the tallest palm , C.Species in the genus Ceroxylon of plants
Ceroxylon quindiuense - The wax palm grows up to 50 m tall in good growing conditions and is not only the tallest palm but the tallest monocot in the world. The leaves are dark green and grayish, with a petiole up to 2 m long. The trunk is cylindrical, smooth, light colored and covered with wax, When the leaves die they fall and this forms a dark ring around the trunk. The palm is recognized as the national tree of Colombia, and since the implementation of the law 61 of 1985 is legally a protected species. Ceroxylon quindiuense has an extremely slow growth and can live up to a hundred years. It was observed by Alexander von Humboldt, for the first time, in 1801.