1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Caribbean, South America
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions
Hillside, Ridges
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
850.00 cm610.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
40.00 cm150.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
White, Light Yellow, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Ivory
Light Green, Chartreuse
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Circular and deeply palmately-lobed
Elliptic
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water once every two or three weeks
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Fruit Bats
Birds, Deers, Rabbits, Squirrels
5.12 Allergy
Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antidiabetic, Asthma
Headache, Treating fever
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used in biomass, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CECROPIA palmata
CASTANEA pumila
7.2 Common Name
Snakewood Tree
Chinquapin
7.2.1 In Hindi
Snakewood Tree
बौना शाहबलूत
7.2.2 In German
Schlangenholz -Baum
Zwergkastanien
7.2.3 In French
Amourette Arbre
châtaignier nain
7.2.4 In Spanish
Árbol de madera de serpiente
el castaño enano
7.2.5 In Greek
Snakewood Tree
νάνος καστανιάς
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Snakewood Tree
νάνος καστανιάς
7.2.7 In Polish
Snakewood Tree
krasnolud kasztan
7.2.8 In Latin
Snakewood Tree
P. castaneis
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
Eudicotyledoneae
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species