Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Cecropia telenitida
Lumber
Medicinal
Ornamental
Colombian Common Name
Yarumo, Yarumo blanco, Guarumo, Agrumo
Tree Family
Urticaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
90cm
Length
×
90cm
Width
Tree Height
Small (10–20m)
Elevational Range (m)
1200–2620m
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Colombia
Native to
Region
Americas
Latin America
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
Colombia
Antioquia, Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Quindío, Santander, Tolima
Coffee Agroforestry Information
Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Unknown
Cultivation
Planted
Natural
Tree Management
Propagated by seeds. It is fast-growing, requires shade in its juvenile stage, and abundant light in adulthood. It needs fertile soil and plenty of water.
Tree Benefits and Uses
Farmer Uses
- Lumber
- Medicinal
- Ornamental
Used to adorn and decorate spaces. Dried leaves infusion is used as an antidiabetic; a decoction of fresh leaves is taken as an antiasthmatic and expectorant. Its hollow trunk is used as a channel for water conduction, rustic roofs, construction columns, musical instruments, fishing net buoys, and handicrafts.
Farm Services
- Soil Improvement
- Reforestation
- Water Protection
Used for water and watershed protection and decontamination. Pioneer species contributing to soil conservation and recovery of degraded areas. Useful in ecological restoration.
Biodiversity Benefits
Yes
Attracts biological control agents, Attracts seed dispersers. Its hollow trunks harbor ants that feed on nectar and apparently offers the plant protection against insects that eat its leaves. Fruits are consumed by birds (toucans, tanagers) and mammals (monkeys and bats).
Citations
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/;
Fern, Ken (2024). Tropical Plants Database. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://tropical.theferns.info/;
Universidad EIA. (2024). Catálogo virtual de Flora del Valle de Aburrá. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://catalogofloravalleaburra.eia.edu.co/;
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 Plantas de 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/
Sistema de Información sobre Biodiversidad de Colombia (SIB) (2024). Catálogo de la Biodiversidad. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from: https://catalogo.biodiversidad.co/
Symbiota (2024). Neotropical Flora. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from: https://serv.biokic.asu.edu/neotrop/plantae/index.php;
Acero, LE (2005). Plantas útiles de la cuenca del Orinoco. BP Exploration Company (Colombia) Limited, Ecopetrol y Corporinoquia