Native to
Region
Latin America
Costa Rica
Coffee Agroforestry Information
Tree Benefits and Uses
- Livestock Forage
- Firewood
- Lumber
Livestock fodder: Aerial parts consumed by animals
Firewood: Used as fuel.
Wood: Used to make boxes and boards.
- Coffee Shade
- Windbreak
- Soil Improvement
- Carbon Capture
- Protection Of Water Bodies
Coffee shade: Light shade
Carbon capture: Capture and storage of atmospheric carbon.
Soil improvement: Recovery of degraded soils.
Protection of bodies of water: Care and decontamination of waters.
Attracts biological controllers, Attracts seed dispersers, Attracts pollinators
Its fruits open and can attract many birds, even small parrots. Insects are found that attract many insectivorous birds, including resident and migratory fine-billed species such as spider mites, flytraps, warblers and verederones.
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
Fauset S, Oliveira L, Buckeridge M, Foyer C, Galbraith D, Tiwari R, Gloor M (2019). Contrasting responses of stomatal conductance and photosynthetic capacity to warming and elevated CO2 in the tropical tree species Alchornea glandulosa under heatwave conditions, Environmental and Experimental Botany, Volume 158, Pages 28-39, Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). (2024). GBIF. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.gbif.org/es