Native to
Region
Latin America
Costa Rica
Coffee Agroforestry Information
Tree Benefits and Uses
- Firewood
- Lumber
Firewood: Used as fuel.
Wood: Used in the construction of posts, fences and in the production of household utensils.
- Coffee Shade
- Soil Improvement
- Carbon Capture
Coffee shade: Light shade
Carbon capture: Capture and storage of atmospheric carbon.
Soil improvement: Conservation and recovery of soils.
Attracts biological controllers, Attracts seed dispersers, Attracts pollinators
Prickly pears are fast-growing pioneer trees. They very easily help to enrich and improve areas without tree vegetation and poor in fauna. They are like a fast food restaurant that is highly sought after by birds, mammals and insects. Its fruits are attractive to many frugivorous seed-dispersing birds. It is a tree very suitable for live fences.
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
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
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). (2024). GBIF. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.gbif.org/es