Ambay pumpwood
Cecropia pachystachya Trécul
Cecropia pachystachya, known as Ambay pumpwood, is a tree species in the Urticaceae family. It is native to Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Brazil, where it typically grows along the edges of moist forests.
Description
Cecropia pachystachya is a member of the genus Cecropia in the Urticaceae family. It is found in the conterminous 48 United States, Argentina Northeast, Brazil Northeast, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil South, Brazil West-Central, Cook Is., Jawa, Malaya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This species was first described in 1847 by Trécul.
Other common names
Ambay pumpwood
Distribution
BR · the Democratic Republic of the Congo · conterminous 48 United States · Argentina Northeast · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · Brazil West-Central · Cook Is. · Jawa · Malaya · Paraguay
Synonyms
Ambaiba adenopusAmbaiba carbonariaAmbaiba cinereaAmbaiba cyrtostachyaAmbaiba lyratifloraAmbaiba pachystachyaAmbaiba tenoreanaCecropia adenopusCecropia adenopus var. lataCecropia adenopus var. lyratilobaCecropia adenopus var. macrophyllaCecropia adenopus var. oblongaCecropia adenopus var. vulgarisCecropia ambaciCecropia carbonariaCecropia catarinensisCecropia cinereaCecropia cyrtostachyaCecropia digitataCecropia glaucaCecropia lyratilobaCecropia lyratiloba var. nanaCecropia peltataAmbaiba lyratiloba
