Guazuma ulmifolia
Bastard Cedar, Bastardcedar
Other regional names: West Indian Elm
- West Indian Elm
Also known as: Bubroma guasuma Willd. +19 more
- Bubroma guasuma Willd.
- Bubroma guazuma (L.) Willd.
- Bubroma polybotryum (Cav.) Willd.
- Bubroma tomentosum (Kunth) Spreng.
- Bubroma ulmifolia (Lam.) Oken
- Diuroglossum rufescens Turcz.
- Guazuma blumei G.Don
- Guazuma bubroma Tussac, 1827
- Guazuma burbroma Tussac
- Guazuma coriacea Rusby
- Guazuma guazuma (L.) Cockerell
- Guazuma guazuma (L.) Kuntze
- Guazuma guazuma (L.) Millsp.
- Guazuma guazuma var. tomentosa (Kunth) Kuntze
- Guazuma guazuma var. ulmifolia (Lam.) Kuntze
- Guazuma iuvira (Willd.) G.Don
- Guazuma longipedicellata Freytag
- Guazuma parvifolia A.Rich.
- Guazuma polybotrya Cav.
- Guazuma tomentosa Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Malvaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Guazuma ulmifolia (commonly known as Bastard-Cedar) is a tree belonging to the Malvaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry 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, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Vietnam