Wild Flowering Plants
Urticaceae family Cecropia schreberiana Miquel subsp. schreberiana in Martius, Fl. Bras. 4: 150. 1853. Bwa kannon West Indian endemic. Common tree of cleared gulleys in dry areas, secondary semi-evergreen seasonal forest and clearings and lower montane rainforest, especially disturbed areas. Antigua, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Marie Galante, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, the Grenadines, Grenada, Barbados, Greater Antilles. A fast-growing pioneer species. “This taxon had been commonly misidentified as Cecropia peltata Linnaeus, a taxon restricted to northern South America, Central America and Jamaica.” (F. Axelrod). In the "100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species" list, it is indigenous to Saint Lucia and a useful pioneer species of landslides and other disturbed areas. Rafts and musical instruments are made from this species. Local medicinal uses |
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