Common Name
Jamaican nettle tree
Family
CANNABACEAE
Select
Trees Tree-like Palms & Bamboos
Spanish Name
Jucó
- Grows up to 25m tall as a pioneer in open areas and forest edges.
- Seeds are dispersed by birds and flowers are a source of nectar for stingless bees and honeybees.
- The sap is used in the treatment of sore eye.
- Optimal species for ecological restoration and grass replacement.
- A strong, tough fibre is obtained from the bark. It is used for cordage.
- Strips of the bark are used for tying house rafters. PROPAGATION: Seeds and cuttings.