Common Name
Family
FABACEAE
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Trees Tree-like Palms & Bamboos
Spanish Name
Guaba machete
- Grows up to 25m tall in open areas and forest edges.
- Pollinated by hummingbirds, hawkmoths and bats.
- The white pulp surrounding the seeds has a sweet flavor and it is commercially sold.
- Used as shade tree in coffee and cacao plantations. Grow quickly and soon make an effective shade, respond well to drastic pruning and are easy to keep within the required size and shade levels.
- Has nectaries on leaves that where provide food for symbiotic wasps and ants.
- Useful in ecological restoration and effective soil stabilizer. PROPAGATION: Seeds