Cecropia peltata
Classification
Regnum : Plantae
Divisio : Spermatophyta
Sub Divisio : Angiospermae
Classis : Dicotyledoneae
Ordo : Urticales/Cecropiales
Familia : Urticaceae/Cecropiaceae
Genus : Cecropia
Species : Cecropia peltata L.
Vernacular name : Karimbi, Trumpet Tree,
Snakewood, Congo pump,
Wild pawpaw, Pop-a-gun
Description
Habitus of this plant is tree.
Characteristic
This plant has a characteristic, namely Large, circular, and palmately lobed leaves.
Benefit
This plant is also called a multipurpose tree, it can be collected from the wild for food, medicine and various other uses. Excellent vanguard species, sometimes also cultivated as ornamental plants in the tropics, are valued for their large, umbrella-shaped crowns of attractive leaves that feel silver underneath.
Distribution
Distribution this plants Mexico, America, Africa, Asia, and Pasific.
Location
Located in Zone 1 of UPI Botanic Garden.