Cecropia sciadophylla
Cecropia sciadophylla is a plant species from the genus Cecropia.[1][2] The species was originally described by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius in 1841.[3]
| Cecropia sciadophylla | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Cecropia |
| Species: | C. sciadophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Cecropia sciadophylla C.Mart. | |
Description
Cecropia sciadophylla is a pioneer tree in the neotropics. The tree can grow up to 30 meters in height.[2] It grows in well-drained areas and as a pioneer plant emerges in damaged areas.
Distribution
Cecropia sciadophylla can be found from sea-level up to 1300 meters from sea-level ranging from French Guiana to Colombia.[4] This is also confirmed by crowd-sourced observations.[3]
References
- Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, Herbarium florae brasiliensis (in Latin), Wikidata Q97465888
- Paul-Camilo Zalamea; Pablo R Stevenson; Santiago Madriñán; Pierre-Marie Aubert; Patrick Heuret (1 March 2008). "Growth pattern and age determination for Cecropia sciadophylla (Urticaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 95 (3): 263–271. doi:10.3732/AJB.95.3.263. ISSN 0002-9122. PMID 21632351. Wikidata Q51164697.
- "Cecropia sciadophylla C.Mart". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- A. M. A. Holthuijzen; J. H. A. Boerboom (March 1982). "The Cecropia Seedbank in the Surinam Lowland Rain Forest". Biotropica. 14 (1): 62. doi:10.2307/2387761. ISSN 0006-3606. JSTOR 2387761. Wikidata Q119074243.
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