Copernicia alba
Wax palm · also Caranday wax palm, Caranday palm, Copernicia
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Copernicia alba is a South American palm tree found in seasonally dry tropical climates, particularly in the Humid Chaco ecoregion. Its trunk color can vary based on its environment, and it often forms dense, single-species woodlands.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 470.01%—8.3 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Palm
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 8.3 in, mean 9.3 in, 90th percentile 18 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Humid Chaco