Native to
Region
Latin America
Costa Rica
Exotic in
Coffee Agroforestry Information
Tree Benefits and Uses
- Firewood
- Lumber
- Product
Food: Edible fruit
Firewood: Used as fuel.
Wood: Used for rustic constructions and buildings.
- Coffee Shade
- Soil Improvement
- Nitrogen Fixation
- Weed Control
- Carbon Capture
Coffee shade: Light shade
Carbon capture: Capture and storage of atmospheric carbon.
Soil improvement: Conservation and recovery of soils.
Nitrogen fixation: Helps in fixing nitrogen in the soil in the root zone.
Weed control: Its leaves fall and decompose inhibit the growth of weeds.
Attracts biological controllers, Attracts seed dispersers, Attracts pollinators
Its flowers attract a variety of pollinating insects and hummingbirds. In addition, the presence of many flying insects within guamo trees makes fine-billed insectivorous birds frequent visitors.
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
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. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). (2024). GBIF. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.gbif.org/es