Common Name
Balsa tree
Family
BOMBACACEAE
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Trees Tree-like Palms & Bamboos
Spanish Name
Balsa, Balso, Enea
- Fast growing pioneer tree that grows up to 30m tall in open areas and forest edges.
- Pollinated by bats and arboreal mammals and seeds dispersed by wind.
- Wood has been used for handcraft and canoes.
- The root bark is emetic.
- Source of fiber from fruits and bark. PROPAGATION: seeds