Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Cactus, Spurge
Origin
Caribbean, South America
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Types
-
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Number of Varieties
10-
0
40000
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Habitat
Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions
Desert, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
850.00 cm200.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm6.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Ivory
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular and deeply palmately-lobed
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Indeterminate
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
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Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
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Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Fruit Bats
Insects
Allergy
Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidiabetic, Asthma
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Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves
Leaf Stalks
Other Uses
Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
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Botanical Name
CECROPIA palmata
PACHYCEREUS weberi
Common Name
Snakewood Tree
candelabro
In Hindi
Snakewood Tree
candelabro
In German
Schlangenholz -Baum
candelabro
In French
Amourette Arbre
candelabro
In Spanish
Árbol de madera de serpiente
candelabro
In Greek
Snakewood Tree
candelabro
In Portuguese
Snakewood Tree
candelabro
In Polish
Snakewood Tree
candelabro
In Latin
Snakewood Tree
candelabro
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledoneae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Caryophyllales
Family
Urticaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Cecropia
Browningia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
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Cactoideae
Number of Species
61-
1
27800
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