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 occasionally jump on an insect. However, "Portia"s are not very good at catching moving insects and often ignore them, while some other salticid genera, especially the quick, agile "Brettus" and "Cyrba", perform well against small insects. When a "Portia" stalks another jumping spider, the prey generally faces the "Portia" and then either runs away or displays as it does to another member of its own species. The webs of spiders on which "Portia"s prey sometimes contain dead insects and other arthropods which are uneaten or partly eaten. "P. labiata" and some other "Portia"s such as "P. fimbriata" (in Queensland) and