Editing Ceroxylon quindiuense (section)

===History and Mythology ===
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The tree got its name in 1801, when two German botanists
Alexander von Humboldt and Aime Bompland, came to this continent to
study its trees and birds in detail.
In the graphic descriptions of their records can be found a tree
They chose this name because the height of the mountains where it
grows reminded them of the European Alps and because of the wax (cera)
that could be retrieved from the trunk.
Later, in 1860, Herman Karsten made a distinction between two species
of this tree and named the second Ceroxylon Quindiuense. They are known
for their long life but have become endangered and are close to
extinction.
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width=127This is part of a poster to attract tourists to Quindio.
It shows some of the customs and colours of the area and, of course, the