Common Name
Family
FABACEAE
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Trees Tree-like Palms & Bamboos
Spanish Name
Guaba
- Grows up to 20m tall in open areas and forest edges.
- Pollinated by hummingbirds, hawkmoths and bats.
- The white pulp surrounding the seeds is eaten by arboreal mammals, dispersing the seeds.
- Has nectaries on leaves that where provide food for symbiotic wasps and ants.
- Useful in ecological restoration and effective soil stabilizer. PROPAGATION: Seed