Cecropia is a major pioneer tree genus in regions of the Neotropics with wet lowland and montane forest. [2] These trees are characteristic features of many American tropical rainforest ecosystems and may be among the dominant tree species in some places.

2016年5月18日 · The cecropia tree is a very useful tree species from the tropics. It can stand in as a tobacco substitute (a very good one!), plus makes a lot of biomass.

cecropia, (genus Cecropia), several species of tropical tree of the family Cecropiaceae common to the understory layer of disturbed forest habitats of Central and South America. It is easily recognized by its thin, white-ringed trunk and umbrella-like arrangement of …

2020年9月14日 · Cecropias are some of the most conspicuous Neotropical trees, identifiable by their thin, pale trunks and large, lobed leaves. They are typical of secondary forest, as they are very fast-growing and adapted for colonizing forest clearings.

It is a fast-growing, short-lived tree that springs up along riverbanks (where its seeds are deposited after annual flooding). It has large leaves (a foot wide) with a hollow stem, and bears a cylindrical fruit with soft, sweet flesh around many small seeds.

Cecropia peltata is a fast-growing tree in the genus Cecropia. Common names include trumpet tree, trumpet-bush, bacano, bois canon and snakewood. [2] It is listed as one of the world's 100 worst invasive alien species.

Yagrumo hembra (Cecropia peltata), also called trumpet-tree, is a rapidly growing neotropical tree, an important secondary species that is common in Puerto Rico. It is an early invader of forested areas subject to natural or human disturbances and is conspicuous due to its spreading crown and large peltate leaves 30 to 50 cm (12 to 20 in) in ...

2015年1月26日 · Cecropia is a fast-growing genus of second growth and forest edges. Cecropia species are medium to large trees, with very large, palmate, peltate leaves (that is, the petiole attaches to a point in the middle of the leaf blade instead of at the edge).

Cecropias are “pioneer” species that quickly invade and colonize forest clearings, riverbanks, roadsides, abandoned farmland, or other disturbed areas. Cecropia trees have a hollow trunk and branches, which are divided into a series of chambers by partitions.

Abundant evergreen tree (10-15 m) notable for its very large, deeply lobed leaves, hollow trunk ringed with leaf scars, and appeal to wildlife.