Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Pourouma cecropiifolia
Food
Medicinal
Ornamental
Product
Ceremonial
Peru Common Name
Uvilla
Tree Family
Urticaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
25cm
Length
×
36.5cm
Width
Tree Height
Medium (20–35m)
Elevational Range (m)
100–1100m
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Peru
Native to
Region
Americas
Latin America
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Peru, Venezuela
Coffee Agroforestry Information
Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Unknown
Prevalence
Unknown
Cultivation
Planted
Natural
Tree Management
The seeds are mainly dispersed by small primates and bats. Propagates easily and has rapid growth, precocity and good productivity. The trees begin to produce fruits at 2 years, reaching optimal production between the fifth and sixth year.
Tree Benefits and Uses
Farmer Uses
- Food
- Medicinal
- Ornamental
- Product
- Ceremonial
Provides dyes. Cultivated in agroecosystems for its fruit. This species is an important traditional fruit and symbolic component of the culture of the Indigenous Ticuna people, and is widely consumed and cultivated in their fields and agroforests. It is also reported in Ticuna myths as a plant associated with the fauna and mythical entities of the forest.
Farm Services
- Coffee Shade
Biodiversity Benefits
Yes
Food for wildlife. The main pollinators are insects of the family Apidae, Oxytrigona obscura, Trigona dellatarreana and Trigona sp. The seeds are mainly dispersed by small primates and bats.
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.;
Encyclopedia of Life. Accessed 13 Oct 2022. Available from http://eol.org;
Pourouma cecropiifolia Mart. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed on 2022-10-13. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei;
Pedrosa, H. C., Clement, C. R., & Schietti, J. (2018). The domestication of the Amazon tree grape (Pourouma cecropiifolia) under an ecological lens. Frontiers in plant science, 9, 203.;
WFO (2022): Pourouma cecropiifolia Mart. Accessed on: 14 Oct 2022. Published on the Internet http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000394901