Flora of Colombia Flora of Colombia The Flora of Colombia is characterized by 130,000 species of plants that have been described within Colombian territory. The national flower of Colombia is the orchid "Cattleya trianae" which was named after the Colombian naturalist José Jerónimo Triana. The orchid was selected by botanist Emilio Robledo, in representation of the Colombian Academy of History to determine the most representative flowering plant of Colombia. He described it as one of the most beautiful flowers in the world and selected "Cattleya trianae" as National symbol. The national tree of Colombia is the palm "Ceroxylon quindiuense" (Quindío wax palm) which
Portia labiata is about equally effective with all sizes of web spiders up to twice "P. labiata"′s size. A female "P. labiata" is effective against insects up to twice "P. labiata"′s size when the insect is stuck in a non-salticid's web, and against insects not in webs and up to "P. labiata"′s size, while "P. labiata" seldom pursues or catches a larger insect in the open. A female "P. labiata" very seldom pursues or catches a larger insect in her own web, and is slightly less effective against smaller insects in "P. labiata"′s web than in other situations. Males are less efficient