Cecropia palmata information from NPGS/GRIN

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Taxon: Cecropia palmata Willd.

Genus: Cecropia
Family: Urticaceae. Also placed in: Cecropiaceae
Nomen number: 9678
Place of publication: Sp. pl. 4(2):652. 1806
Name verified on: 02-Aug-2006 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 02-Aug-2006
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

the 4 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

snakewoodtree (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
torem (Source: F Neotrop 94:140.) – Portuguese (Brazil)

Economic importance:

View ethnobotanical data from Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Distributional range:

Native:

SOUTHERN AMERICA
Northern South America: French Guiana; Suriname
Brazil: Brazil
Western South America: Bolivia

References:

Gray Cards
Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:138–140.
Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2.
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Cecropia palmata.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Cecropia palmata.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Cecropia palmata.

Check other web resources for Cecropia palmata Willd.:

New World Fruits Database: Online database from Bioversity International
TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

Embryo drawing: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Fruit: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

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Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?9678 (23 May 2013)

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