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Cecropia schreberiana
Also called Trumpet Tree, Downgolog, Wild Pawpaw, Trumpetwood
Cecropia schreberiana is a fast-growing tropical tree in the family Urticaceae. It is known by many different common names, including trumpetwood, pumpwood, guarumo, snakewood tree, and downgolog. It is native to the Caribbean and northern South America where it grows primarily in disturbed areas of subtropical to montane rainforest zones.
Cecropia schreberiana is used locally for its timber, which is lightweight and suitable for making crates, matchsticks, toys, plywood, and paper pulp. Latex from the trunk can be used to make rubber. The hollow stems have been made into instruments by indigenous peoples of Saint Lucia, Jamaica, and the Amazon rainforest.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cecropia schreberiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
