Common Name
Snakewood
Family
CECROPIACEA
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Trees Tree-like Palms & Bamboos
Spanish Name
Guarumo
- Grows as a pioneer species and attracts avifauna and mammals for its resources.
- Seeds dispersed by birds and bats and arboreal mammals, flowers are source of nectar for stingless and honeybees.
- Ants colonize the inside of the trunk, protect the tree from herbivores and the tree exudate food for them in form of sap.
- Infusion of leaves is used to relieve asthma and as a decongestant for colds, flu, and sore throats. The boiled leaves as a sponge bath for reducing fevers, swelling and rheumatism. PROPAGATION: Seeds