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Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Muntingia calabura
Food
Livestock Forage
English Common Name
Calabur Tree
Costa Rican Common Name
Capulín
Tree Family
Mutingiaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
10cm
Length
×
4cm
Width
Tree Height
Small (10–20m)
Elevational Range (m)
Unknown
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Costa Rica

Native to

Region
Americas
Latin America
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central American Pacific Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
Costa Rica
Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limón, Puntarenas, San José

Exotic in

Andaman Islands, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, Christmas Island, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Galapagos, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Java, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaysia, Maldives, Marianas, Marquesas, Nauru, Puerto Rico, Society Islands, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu Archipelago, Tubuai Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam

Coffee Agroforestry Information

Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Beneficial to coffee
Cultivation
Planted
Natural
Regeneration
Regenerates Naturally
Tree Management
Propagated by seeds Needs 0 to 4 weeks of incubation before starting germination.
Climate Change Adaptability
unknown

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses
  • Food
  • Livestock Forage

Medicinal [root, flower, leaf, fruit, bark]. The infusion of the roots and flowers is used to combat stomach discomfort and to control spasms. Leaf: antispasmodic, neuralgia, baths against measles, smallpox, to clarify vision. Fruit: antitussive, bronchopleural conditions. It is used to relieve amenorrhea, diarrhea, dysentery. Bark, leaf: emollients.

Wood: Firewood

Farm Services
  • Coffee Shade

Coffee shade: Light shade Tree for zones where it is urgent to have shade and to reforestation of eroded areas. Species with potential for productive reforestation in areas jungle degraded

Biodiversity Benefits
Yes

Attracts social and solitary honey bees.

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

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (2024). IUCN Red List. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.iucnredlist.org

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). (2024). GBIF. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.gbif.org/es El mundo forestal portafolio. (2024). Published on the Internet. retrieved from https://www.elmundoforestal.com/portfolio/ Info especies de árboles (2024). Published on the Internet. retrieved from http://www.conabio.gob.mx/conocimiento/info_especies/arboles/doctos/32-elaeo1m.pdf

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