It
reaches
heights
up
to
60
meters
.
It
____________________
in
the
three
country
ranges
,
but
it
____________________
in
the
Central
one
,
in
the
departments
of
Quindio
and
Tolima
,
between
the
1
.
800
y
3
.
100
meters
of
elevation
.
Its
fruits
are
consumed
by
birds
,
whose
state
of
threat
has
been
associated
with
the
decline
of
the
palm
.
In
ancient
times
,
the
stalks'
wax
____________________
____________________
to
produce
candles
.
In
1985
,
it
____________________
____________________
as
the
National
tree
from
Colombia
.
Many
palms
____________________
found
in
paddocks
where
it
is
not
regenerate
naturally
;
consequently
,
it
____________________
____________________
when
the
adults
die
without
leaving
offspring
.
