Cecropia purpurascens C.C.Berg

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Urticaceae > Cecropia

Characteristics

An evergreen tree. It grows 5-7 m tall. The trunk is 15-25 cm across. Plants are separately male and female. The fruit are finger shaped and 15 cm long and 1.5 cm wide
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.15 - 0.25
Mature height (meter) 5.5 - 6.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Secondary forests in areas not subject to periodic inundation.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cecropia purpurascens world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Cecropia purpurascens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77122048-1
WFO ID wfo-0000592314
COL ID RZTB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cecropia purpurascens