Life Span
Perennial
Type
Tree
Origin
Caribbean, South America
Types
-
Number of Varieties
10
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40000
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Habitat
Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
850.00 cm
Rank: 46 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Ivory
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular and deeply palmately-lobed
Thorns
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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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18% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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46% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Leaf
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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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3% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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58% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Birds, Fruit Bats
Allergy
Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidiabetic, Asthma
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves
Other Uses
Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes
Used As Indoor Plant
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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
CECROPIA palmata
Common Name
Snakewood Tree
In Hindi
Snakewood Tree
In German
Schlangenholz -Baum
In French
Amourette Arbre
In Spanish
Árbol de madera de serpiente
In Greek
Snakewood Tree
In Portuguese
Snakewood Tree
In Polish
Snakewood Tree
In Latin
Snakewood Tree
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Class
Eudicotyledoneae
Order
Rosales
Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Cecropia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
61
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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