Coffee Agroforestry Information

Coffee System

Arabica

Coffee Impact

Beneficial to coffee

Cultivation

Planted

Natural

Tree Management

Propagated by shoots and seedlings that are established in the soil, and seeds can also be used.

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses

Lumber
Medicinal
Product
Ceremonial

Raw pulp material is used to make paper. Manufacture of musical instruments and troughs.

Farm Services

Coffee Shade
Soil Improvement
Carbon Capture

Soil conservation, restoration and recovery of degraded areas; Provides biomass.

Biodiversity Benefits

Yes

Attracts biological control agents, Attracts seed dispersers, Attracts pollinators. Birds looking for nectar and fruit, from generalists to specialists, use the tree including hummingbirds, woodpeckers, sparrows, honeyeaters, guans, finches, tanagers, and toucans. Presence of ants and other insects also causes some slender-billed insectivores to visit them.

Citations

Plants of the World Online (POWO). (2024). Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/;

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (2024). IUCN Red List. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.iucnredlist.org/;

World Flora Online. (2024). World Flora Online. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.worldfloraonline.org/;

Universidad Nacional de Colombia. (2024). Nombres Comunes de las Plantasde Colombia. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/es/;

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). (2024). GBIF. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.gbif.org/es/

Cecropia angustifolia

Yarumo, guarumo

Cecropia peltata

Pumpwood, Trumpet Tree, Yarumo, guarumo, yagrumo