cercropia obtusifolia

Cecropia obtusifolia

''Cecropia obtusifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Mexico and Panama. Common Names include trumpet tree, pop-a-gun, tree-of-laziness, and snakewood tree. In Central America it is known as Guarumo. Though impressive silhouetted against the sky, it is an invasive species in the islands of Hawaii.
Cecropia With the tender top & pods about to be broken off and eaten by juvenile Mantled Howler Monkey, which favours this tree for food Cecropia obtusifolia,Costa Rica,Uvita,Whale Tail

Uses

''Cecropia obtusifolia'' is used in traditional Amerindian medicine. Many other species of the genus ''Cecropia'' share the folk reputation of curing heart failure, cough, asthma and bronchitis. ''Cecropia obtusifolia'' has vasorelaxant activity due possibly to inhibition of angiotensin.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderRosales
FamilyUrticaceae
GenusCecropia
SpeciesC. obtusifolia
Photographed in
Costa Rica
Guatemala