Difference between revisions of "Ceroxylon sp. 'Big Silver'"

Revision as of 23:52, 22 June 2014 (view source) Edric_blocked_old (Talk | contribs) ← Older edit		Revision as of 23:23, 23 October 2014 (view source) Edric_blocked_old (Talk | contribs) Newer edit →
Line 28:		Line 28:
	==Comments and Curiosities==		==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!.		This is a tillering palm, it exhibits saxophone style root growth (it has a heel), keep top third of heel above soil elevation!.
−	==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).
	<br style="clear:both;"/>		<br style="clear:both;"/>
		+	{{#Widget:AdResban}}
	<center><gallery caption="IMAGE GALLERY" perrow="" widths="" heights="">		<center><gallery caption="IMAGE GALLERY" perrow="" widths="" heights="">
	Image:Ceroxybssc.jpg|''Ceroxylon sp.'' 'Big Silver' growing in Dean Ouer's Leucadia, CA garden.  Paul Denton standing in for scale.		Image:Ceroxybssc.jpg|''Ceroxylon sp.'' 'Big Silver' growing in Dean Ouer's Leucadia, CA garden.  Paul Denton standing in for scale.
Line 56:		Line 45:
	image:		image:
	</gallery></center>		</gallery></center>
		+	==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).
		+
	{{SpeciesListBackLink}}		{{SpeciesListBackLink}}
	[[Category:CEROXYLON|sp. 'big silver']]		[[Category:CEROXYLON|sp. 'big silver']]

---

Revision as of 23:23, 23 October 2014

Ceroxylon (seh-ROKS-ih-lon) sp. 'Big Silver'
This is the top of the same plant.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Ceroxylon (seh-ROKS-ih-lon) Species: sp. 'Big Silver'
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
America
Morphology
Habit: Solitary Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
None.

Contents

• 1 Habitat and Distribution
• 2 Description
• 3 Culture
• 4 Comments and Curiosities
• 5 External Links
• 6 References

Habitat and Distribution

Ceroxylon sp. 'Big Silver' may be found in Colombia, Venezuela. Premontane wet forest 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).

Ceroxylon sp. 'Big Silver' growing in Dean Ouer's Leucadia, CA. garden. Paul Denton standing in for scale.

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!.

External Links

• Glossary of Palm Terms
• MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN
• "Just To Be Clear"
• 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 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).

Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.