Ceroxylon Andicola
The wax palm of New Grenada, first described
by Humboldt and Bonpland, who found it on elevated mountains,
extending as high as the lower limit of perpetual snow. Its tall
trunk is covered with a thin coating of a whitish waxy substance,
giving it
a marbled appearance. The waxy substance forms an
article of commerce, and is obtained by scraping the trunk. It
consists of two parts of resin and one wax, and, when mixed with
one third of tallow, it makes very good candles. The stem is used
for building purposes, and the leaves for thatching roofs.
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