Native to
Region
Latin America
Costa Rica
Coffee Agroforestry Information
Tree Benefits and Uses
- Firewood
- Lumber
Medicinal: The leaves are used against bites
Wood: Used to make fences, doors and animal pens, forks, beams, rafters, railings, tool handles, formwork, firewood and light constructions.
Firewood: Used as charcoal
- Coffee Shade
- Windbreak
- Soil Improvement
- Reforestation
Coffee shade: Light shade;
Reforestation: can be used as a pioneer species in the restoration of native forests
Provides fruit for many resident and migratory birds
It retains arthropods that are consumed by insectivorous birds. The flowers are visited by bees and other insects. The seeds are dispersed by animals, mainly birds.
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
United States Department of Agriculture. Natural Resources Conservation Service. (2024). Plants Database. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://plants.usda.gov/home
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
Aves y plantas de Costa Rica (2024). Published on the internet. Retrieved from https://avesyplantas.com Shade Coffee. Catálogo de sombra. Published on the internet. Retrieved from https://www.shadecoffee.org/ Shade Coffee. Catálogo de sombra. Published on the internet. Retrieved from https://www.shadecoffee.org/ Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). (2024). GBIF. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.gbif.org/es/ Aves y plantas de Costa Rica. Published on the internet. Retrieved from https://avesyplantas.com