Cecropia insignis Liebm.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Urticaceae > Cecropia

Characteristics

A tree. The leaves have 10 or less lobes. The fruit spike is 6-18 cm long.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 5.44 - 6.21
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Cecropia insignis leaf picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)
Cecropia insignis leaf picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)
Cecropia insignis leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Cecropia insignis flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Cecropia insignis fruit picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)
Cecropia insignis fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Cecropia insignis fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Cecropia insignis world distribution map, present in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama

Conservation status

Cecropia insignis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:850935-1
WFO ID wfo-0000592243
COL ID RZRF
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Cecropia eximia Cecropia polyandrophora Cecropia sandersoniana Cecropia insignis