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Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Handroanthus ochraceus
Lumber
English Common Name
Golden Trumpet Tree
Costa Rican Common Name
Corteza amarilla
Tree Family
Bignoniaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
Unknown
Tree Height
Medium (20–35m)
Elevational Range (m)
0–1200m
0 3000
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Costa Rica

Native to

Region
Americas
Latin America
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Costa Rica
Guanacaste, Puntarenas

Coffee Agroforestry Information

Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Beneficial to coffee
Cultivation
Planted
Natural
Regeneration
Regenerates Naturally
Tree Management
Propagated by seeds
Climate Change Adaptability
high

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses
  • Lumber

Wood: Used for the production of boxes and decorative plates

Farm Services
  • Coffee Shade
  • Carbon Capture

Coffee Shade: Somber

Biodiversity Benefits
Yes

Food for moths, wasps and beetles and flies

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

de Sousa K, van Zonneveld M, Imbach P, Casanoves F, Kindt R, Ordoñez JC 2017, Atlas de aptitud de especies agroforestales claves bajo climas futuros en América Central. ICRAF Artículo Ocasional No. 26. Turrialba-Costa Rica. 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

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

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