Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Vismia baccifera
Fuelwood
Lumber
Medicinal
Product
Ceremonial
Colombian Common Name
Punta de lanza
Tree Family
Hypericaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
15cm
Length
×
7cm
Width
Tree Height
Medium (20–35m)
Elevational Range (m)
0–3000m
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Colombia
Native to
Region
Americas
Latin America
Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
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
Propagated by seeds and cuttings.
Tree Benefits and Uses
Farmer Uses
- Fuelwood
- Lumber
- Medicinal
- Product
- Ceremonial
Resin is used to obtain oils and dyes for dyeing, fabric or body paints. Used for the manufacture of fences, tool handles, and posts.
Farm Services
- Windbreak
- Soil Improvement
- Reforestation
- Carbon Capture
Soil conservation and recovery of degraded areas As it is a resistant and fast-growing pioneer species, it can be useful in processes of soil recovery and conservation and in the stabilization of riverbeds.
Biodiversity Benefits
Yes
Attracts biological control agents, Attracts seed dispersers, Attracts pollinators. Flowers are visited by insects, bats and nectarivorous birds, mainly honeyeaters. Due to the attraction of insects to flowers, these trees are also visited by predatory insects and some insectivorous slender-billed birds, such as spiderhunters and greenfinches.Fruits are also a source of food for frugivorous, generalist and insectivorous birds (which occasionally eat fruits).
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 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/