Native to
Region
Latin America
Costa Rica
Coffee Agroforestry Information
Tree Benefits and Uses
- Firewood
- Lumber
- Medicinal
- Product
- Ceremonial
Medicinal: Leaf extracts have shown anticancer, analgesic and antibacterial activity; the resin counteracts the effects of insect bites; the fruits are used to eliminate mange in dogs.
Ceremonial: The resin is used to produce incense in ceremonies.
Product: The resin is used to obtain oils and dyes for dyeing fabric or making body paints.
Firewood: Used as fuel.
Wood: Used for making fences, tool handles and posts.
- Windbreak
- Soil Improvement
- Reforestation
- Carbon Capture
Carbon capture: Capture and storage of atmospheric carbon.
Soil improvement: Conservation and recovery of soils.
Restoration: Because it is a pioneer, resistant and fast-growing, it can be useful in soil recovery and conservation processes and channel stabilization.
Attracts biological controllers, Attracts seed dispersers, Attracts pollinators
Its flowers are visited by insects, bats and nectar-eating birds, mainly honeyeaters. Due to the attraction of insects to the flowers, these trees are also visited by predatory insects and some fine-beaked insectivorous birds, such as spider mites and greenfinches. Its fruits are also a source of food for frugivorous, generalist and insectivorous birds (which occasionally eat fruits).
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