Columbia Valley trees Bashny.Net

Palma Ceroxylon quindiuense (Kindioyskaya wax palm) is the national tree of Colombia. It grows only in the mountainous areas in the valley of Cocora and is the highest in the world monocots.

Naturally, as Ceroxylon quindiuense considered a palm tree growing at the highest altitudes. Cocora - the only place of its growth. The palm tree can reach a height of fifty meters, and even a lifetime can exceed 120 years. The total area of ​​the valley of palm trees more than sixty thousand square kilometers. Difference of heights - from 1800 to 2400 meters above sea level. Regular cutting of trees for the sake of wax forced the government to adopt a decree banning logging, with punishment up to the execution.