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¡Es Una Nota! The Flora and Mycota of Colombia (Part 2)

SpecimensNew York Botanical Garden - William & Lynda Steere Herbarium

"Es una nota" literally means "it's a note" in Spanish, but in Colombian slang, it also means "This is so cool!"

One cool fact about Colombia is it is the world’s second most plant diverse country, with more than 27,000 plant species. It also is the country with the highest number of palm species. Colombia's national tree is the Quindío wax palm (Ceroxylon quindiuense), which is the tallest monocot in the world, recorded to have reached heights up to 200 ft (60 m)! ¡Es una nota!

Take a trip through Colombia as you transcribe plants from around this biodiverse country.

Sources:

Lopez-Gallego, C., & Morales-Morales, P. A. (2023). The Red List for the endemic trees of Colombia: Effective conservation targeted for plants required in biodiversity hotspots. Plants, People, Planet, 5(4), 617–627. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10360

Bernal, R., Martínez, B., & Sanín, M. J. (2018). The World’s Tallest Palms. Palms, 62(1).

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