Pumpwood (Cecropia schreberiana)
Description
Cecropia schreberiana was described by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel in 1853.The name is considered as validly publish Cecropia schreberiana is a species in the genus Cecropia which contains approximately 65 to 83 species and belongs to the family of the Cecropiaceae (Cecropia Family).The trees reach heights of 15 to 20 metres and are comparatively fast-growing and short-lived.They have a erect habit and produce a single stem and spread slowly.The main growing season is from spring to fall.Cecropia schreberiana is deciduous.The dark-green leaves are alternate.Cecropia schreberiana produces spikes of showy yellow flowers from January to February.The trees produce an abundance of ornamental green nutlets from spring to summer.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Rosales
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Family: Urticaceae
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Genus: Cecropia
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