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Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Ceroxylon peruvianum
Food
Lumber
Medicinal
Product
Ceremonial
Peru Common Name
Pona
Tree Family
Arecaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
Unknown
Tree Height
Small (10–20m)
Elevational Range (m)
130–3000m
0 3000
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Peru

Native to

Region
Americas
Latin America
Peru

Coffee Agroforestry Information

Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Beneficial to coffee
Prevalence
Unknown
Cultivation
Planted
Natural
Tree Management
Planted by seeds. There are basic external conditions that affect the percentage of palm seed germination in nature—some take up to 100 days or more to germinate, with an average germination rate of 20% of seeds, but despite this low germination rate, palm trees survive due to their prolific seed production.

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses
  • Food
  • Lumber
  • Medicinal
  • Product
  • Ceremonial
It is widely used as poles for public lighting, boundary fences and water gutters. Used mainly in construction. The hard stem fibers are used in the construction of homes, masonry for electric light networks, fence of paddocks, water conduction from springs to dwellings distant from public services, and as sleeping mats in muddy areas.
Farm Services
  • Coffee Shade
Coffee Shade: used as a shade supplier in livestock pastures and as a component in plots associated with agricultural crops
Biodiversity Benefits
No

Citations

Citations

Jezeer, Rosalien. (2018). PhD dissertation: Shedding Light on Shade- Reconciling Livelihoods and Biodiversity in Coffee Agroforests. 10.13140/RG.2.2.28895.71844.;

Oliva, M., Torres, R. J. P., López, R. S., Pérez, H. V. V., & de la Fuente, F. C. (2016). Efecto del Ceroxylon peruvianum pona sobre los diferentes sistemas de producción en la provincia de Bongará, región Amazonas. INDES Revista de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable, 1(2), 40-50.;

Quintana, J. L. M., & Orihuela, J. A. (2016). Análisis del sistema de información y conocimiento respecto a los ecosistemas de las palmeras Ceroxylon peruvianum en la cuenca media del río Utcubamba. INDES Revista de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable, 1(1), 37-45.;

Millones, C., Príncipe, S. P., & Vásquez, E. (2016). Efectos de la escarificación y estratificación en la germinación de semillas de palmera pona (Ceroxylon peruvianum Galeano, Sanin & Mejía). INDES Revista de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable, 1(1), 9-13.

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