Native to
Region
Latin America
Costa Rica
Coffee Agroforestry Information
Tree Benefits and Uses
- Livestock Forage
- Medicinal
- Ornamental
- Ceremonial
Medicinal: Its fruits are used to treat liver problems; the leaves are used in healing baths, when heated, to reduce swelling and inflammation in affected areas.
Ornamental: As living fences; to cultivate orchids.
Ceremonial: It is used to produce poison.
- Coffee Shade
- Soil Improvement
- Weed Control
- Carbon Capture
Coffee shade: Low-dense, low-growing shade.
Carbon capture: Capture and storage of atmospheric carbon.
Weed control: Used in early successional stages and as weed control.
Soil improvement: Soil conservation and recovery; Biomass contribution.
Attracts biological controllers, Attracts pollinators
Small tree whose flowers and fruits attract an enormous diversity of animals, large and small. It is visited by pollinators and pest controllers alike and due to its size, it allows fine-beaked insectivorous birds to descend from the treetops towards the coffee trees.
Citations
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Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). (2024). GBIF. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.gbif.org/es
World Flora Online. (2024). World Flora Online. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.worldfloraonline.org