Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Tender Perennial
Origin
Caribbean, South America
North America, South America, Argentina, Brazil
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
1010
0
40000
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Habitat
Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-159-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
850.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
Yellow, Lemon yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Ivory
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Olive
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular and deeply palmately-lobed
Rosette
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs more water during establishment
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Fruit Bats
Ants
Allergy
Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Hanging Basket
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidiabetic, Asthma
Skin Diseases
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
CECROPIA palmata
DYCKIA brevifolia
Common Name
Snakewood Tree
Sawblade
In Hindi
Snakewood Tree
Sawblade
In German
Schlangenholz -Baum
Sawblade
In French
Amourette Arbre
Sawblade
In Spanish
Árbol de madera de serpiente
Dyckia piña
In Greek
Snakewood Tree
Sawblade
In Portuguese
Snakewood Tree
Sawblade
In Polish
Snakewood Tree
Sawblade
In Latin
Snakewood Tree
Sawblade
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledoneae
Liliopsida
Order
Rosales
Bromeliales
Family
Urticaceae
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Cecropia
Dyckia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
61-
1
27800
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