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Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Senna spectabilis
Firewood
Lumber
Medicinal
Ornamental
Product
Costa Rican Common Name
Candelillo
Tree Family
Leguminosae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
25cm
Length
×
10cm
Width
Tree Height
Medium (20–35m)
Elevational Range (m)
160–1800m
0 3000
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Costa Rica

Native to

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

Exotic in

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gabon, Gambia, Gulf Of Guinea, Haiti, Hawaii, Himalaya Oriental, India, Kenya, Leeward Islands, Malawi, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Windward Islands, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Coffee Agroforestry Information

Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Beneficial to coffee
Cultivation
Planted
Regeneration
Unknown
Tree Management
Propagated by seeds and cuttings.
Climate Change Adaptability
unknown

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses
  • Firewood
  • Lumber
  • Medicinal
  • Ornamental
  • Product

Medicinal: Infusion and extract of leaves, flowers and pods as analgesics, anti-inflammatories, laxatives, purgatives and fever-relieving.

Ornamental: Used to adorn and/or decorate spaces.

Firewood: Used as fuel.

Wood: Used to make stakes and to make utensil handles.

Farm Services
  • Coffee Shade
  • Windbreak
  • Soil Improvement
  • Nitrogen Fixation
  • 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.

Biodiversity Benefits
Yes

Attracts biological controllers, Attracts seed dispersers, Attracts pollinators

Sailflowers can be very attractive to some pollinating insects, such as some beetles and flies. It is also possible to see different species of fine-beaked insectivores there in search of food.

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

Fern, Ken (2024). Tropical Plants Database. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://tropical.theferns.info

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

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