Cecropia

E67719
genus plant genus

Cecropia is a genus of fast-growing tropical trees native to the Americas, known for their hollow stems that house ants in a mutualistic relationship and their distinctive large, palmate leaves.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Cecropia obtusifolia 1
Cecropia pachystachya 1
Cecropia peltata 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
plant genus ⓘ
barkCharacteristic light-colored bark ⓘ
benefitFrom protection from herbivores by ants ⓘ
branchingPattern umbrella-like crown ⓘ
clade Magnoliophyta ⓘ
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots ⓘ
colonizes disturbed sites ⓘ
commonName cecropias ⓘ
defenseMechanism ant-plant mutualism ⓘ
dispersalMethod animal-dispersed seeds ⓘ
distribution Neotropical realm ⓘ
surface form: Neotropics
ecologicalRole early successional species ⓘ
pioneer species ⓘ
family Urticaceae ⓘ
fruitType multiple fruit ⓘ
growthRate fast-growing ⓘ
habitat forest edges ⓘ
secondary forest ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
height small to medium-sized trees ⓘ
interactionWithOtherSpecies mutualism with ants ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement spiral at branch tips ⓘ
leafCharacteristic large leaves ⓘ
leafType palmate leaves ⓘ
lifeForm tree ⓘ
lightRequirement high light ⓘ
nativeTo Caribbean ⓘ
Central America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
southern Mexico ⓘ
notableSpecies Cecropia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cecropia obtusifolia

Cecropia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cecropia pachystachya

Cecropia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cecropia peltata
order Rosales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
pollination wind pollination ⓘ
provides domatia for ants ⓘ
food bodies for ants ⓘ
reproduction dioecious ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
trunkCharacteristic hollow stems ⓘ
usedFor reforestation ⓘ
shade trees ⓘ
timber for light construction ⓘ
traditional medicine ⓘ
woodCharacteristic lightweight wood ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moraceae → contains → Cecropia ⓘ
Cecropia → notableSpecies → Cecropia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cecropia peltata
Cecropia → notableSpecies → Cecropia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cecropia obtusifolia
Cecropia → notableSpecies → Cecropia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cecropia pachystachya