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Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Trema micranthum
Livestock Forage
Firewood
Lumber
Product
English Common Name
Jamaican nettletree
Costa Rican Common Name
Capulín blanco
Tree Family
Cannnabaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
9.34cm
Length
×
3.47cm
Width
Tree Height
Small (10–20m)
Elevational Range (m)
0–2100m
0 3000
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Costa Rica

Native to

Region
Americas
Latin America
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles
Costa Rica
Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limón, Puntarenas, San José

Coffee Agroforestry Information

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

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses
  • Livestock Forage
  • Firewood
  • Lumber
  • Product

Medicinal: Remedy for measles

Product: The bark is used to make a type of amate" paper; it is also used to manufacture ropes and cords, and pulp for paper."

Wood: used in carpentry and for making posts and beams.

Farm Services
  • Coffee Shade
  • Soil Improvement

Coffee Shade: Light to Medium Shade

Improves the soil

Biodiversity Benefits
Yes

Food for furgivorous birds

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 Shade Coffee. Catálogo de sombra. Published on the internet. Retrieved from https://www.shadecoffee.org/ Aves y plantas de Costa Rica. Published on the internet. Retrieved from https://avesyplantas.com/

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