View source for Ceroxylon sp. 'Big Silver'

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==Habitat and Distribution==
''Ceroxylon sp. 'Big Silver''' may be found in Colombia, Venezuela. Premontane wet forest [[Image:Ceroxybssc.jpg|thumb|left|400px|''Ceroxylon sp.'' 'Big Silver' growing in Dean Ouer's Leucadia, CA. garden.  Paul Denton standing in for scale.]]from 1400 to 2000 m, in the Andes of Venezuela (Distrito Federal, on the northwestern slopes of the Cordillera de La Costa, Aragua, and Táchira) and Colombia (western slope of the Eastern Cordillera, and eastern and western slopes of the Central and Western Cordilleras).
==Description==

==Culture==

==Comments and Curiosities==
This is a tillering palm, it exhibits saxophone style root growth (it has a heel), keep top third of heel above soil elevation!.

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Image:Ceroxybssc.jpg|''Ceroxylon sp.'' 'Big Silver' growing in Dean Ouer's Leucadia, CA garden.  Paul Denton standing in for scale.
Image:Ceroxybstop.jpg|This is the top of the same plant.


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==External Links==
*[http://eunops.org/content/glossary-palm-terms Glossary of Palm Terms]
*[http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/pronunciation.html MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN]
*[http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/Pronunciation.htm "Just To Be Clear"]
*[http://w3.biosci.utexas.edu/prc/Sabal/saxophone.html THE SAXOPHONE STYLE ROOT GROWTH (HEEL)]
==References==
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.

Special thanks to [http://palmweb.org/?q=node/2 Palmweb.org], Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.

Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).

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