Common Name
Family
MALVACEAE
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Trees Tree-like Palms & Bamboos
Spanish Name
Guácimo macho, Guácimo colorado
- Grows up to 40m tall in forest edges and
- The bark is used as an astringent
- The macerated young shoots secrete a dense, brown reddish mucilageous substance in water, which is used in sugarcane mills to agglomerate dirt.
- Pollinated by moths and dispersed by wind. PROPAGATION: Seeds