Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Simira williamsii
Firewood
Lumber
Medicinal
Product
Peru Common Name
Pucaquiro
Tree Family
Rubiaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
Unknown
Tree Height
Shrub (1–10m)
Elevational Range (m)
Unknown
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Peru

Native to

Region
Americas
Latin America
Brazil, Peru

Coffee Agroforestry Information

Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Unknown
Prevalence
Unknown
Cultivation
Planted
Natural
Tree Management
Planted by seeds. It develops in tropical humid forests, associated with coffee and banana. Once the seeds have developed in the germinating beds, move to bags with substrate. Make a small hole in the central part of the bag and place the bare root of the seedling, pressing to remove empty spaces.

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses
  • Firewood
  • Lumber
  • Medicinal
  • Product
It is used for the construction of houses and fences, manufacture of parquet, structures (beams, joists and columns), joinery, decorative sheets, tool handles, crafts and electric fences. The bark is used for the treatment of a variety of inflammatory diseases.
Farm Services
  • Coffee Shade
  • Reforestation
Reforestation: considered a pioneer species
Biodiversity Benefits
No

Citations

Citations

Solis R, Vallejos-Torres G, Arévalo L, Marín-Díaz J, Ñique-Alvarez M, Engedal T, Bruun TB (2020). Carbon stocks and the use of shade trees in different coffee growing systems in the Peruvian Amazon. The Journal of Agricultural Science 1–11. https:// doi.org/10.1017/S002185962000074X;


Soria Torres, E. M. (2006). Trabajabilidad de la madera de Pucaquiro (Sickingia williamsii), proveniente de bosques secundarios de la zona de San Martín-Perú.;

Capasso, A., Aquino, R., Tommasi, N., Piacente, S., Rastrelli, L., & Pizza, C. (2002). Neuropharmacology activity of alkaloids from South American medicinal plants. Current Medicinal Chemistry-Central Nervous System Agents, 2(1), 1-15.;

Rengifo Gonzales, L. (2011). Efecto de sustratos con micorrizas vesículo arbusculares en el crecimiento inicial de cuatro especies forestales en fase de vivero.

Tarapoto, Parodi Ramirez, Y. G. (2013). Evaluación Taxonómica de Especies Forestales Pioneras y su Valor Ambiental en el Área Recuperada del Centro de Producción e Investigación Pabloyacu, Moyobamba 2012.