Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Ficus maxima
Livestock Forage
Fuelwood
Medicinal
Product
Colombian Common Name
Yanchama blanca, higuerón, caucho
Tree Family
Moraceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
12cm
Length
×
7cm
Width
Tree Height
Medium (20–35m)
Elevational Range (m)
0–2100m
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Colombia
Native to
Region
Americas
Latin America
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Islands
Colombia
Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Nariño, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca
Coffee Agroforestry Information
Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Beneficial to coffee
Cultivation
Planted
Natural
Tree Management
Planted by cuttings.
Tree Benefits and Uses
Farmer Uses
- Livestock Forage
- Fuelwood
- Medicinal
- Product
Mixed with limestone soils to produce lime. Used as firewood.
Farm Services
- Coffee Shade
- Carbon Capture
Capture and storage of atmospheric carbon.
Biodiversity Benefits
Yes
Attracts biological control agents, Attracts seed dispersers, Attracts pollinators. Provides food to hundreds of wildlife. Having rubber trees in agricultural systems is essential to help maintain the functioning of the ecological processes that occur in the landscapes around farms.
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/;
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/