Cecropia peltata
Pop A Gun, Pumpwood, Trumpet Tree
Also known as: Ambaiba humboldtiana (Klotzsch) Kuntze +18 more
- Ambaiba humboldtiana (Klotzsch) Kuntze
- Ambaiba peltata (L.) Kuntze
- Ambaiba propinqua (Miq.) Kuntze
- Ambaiba schiedeana (Klotzsch) Kuntze
- Ambaiba surinamensis (Miq.) Kuntze
- Cecropia arachnoidea Pittier
- Cecropia argentea Vis.
- Cecropia asperrima Pittier
- Cecropia dielsiana Snethl.
- Cecropia digitata var. grisea Ten. ex Miq.
- Cecropia goodspeedii Cuatrec.
- Cecropia hondurensis Standl.
- Cecropia humboldtiana Klotzsch
- Cecropia peltata var. peltata
- Cecropia propinqua Miq.
- Cecropia scabrifolia Aladar Richt.
- Cecropia schiedeana Klotzsch
- Cecropia surinamensis Miq.
- Coilotapalus peltata Britton
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Urticaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Cecropia peltata (commonly known as Pop-a-Gun or Pumpwood) is a tree belonging to the Urticaceae family. Found natively in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cameroon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Malaya, Senegal, Society Is., Tuamotu, Tubuai Is.