Taxon:  Cecropia obtusifolia Bertol.



Summary
Genus:
Cecropia
Family:
Urticaceae
Nomen number:
417489
Place of publication:
Novi Comment. Acad. Sci. Inst. Bononiensis 4:439.  1840 (Fl. guatimal. 39.  1840)
Verified:
08/02/2006 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
  4. Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
  5. Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
  6. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  7. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  8. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  9. Pennington, T. D. & J. Sarukhan. 1968. Arboles tropicales de México.
  10. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  11. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  12. Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
  13. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishtrumpet  1Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
Englishtrumpet-tree  1McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Spanishguaramo  2Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
Spanishguarumbo  2Pennington, T. D. & J. Sarukhan. 1968. Arboles tropicales de México.
Spanishguarumo  2Pennington, T. D. & J. Sarukhan. 1968. Arboles tropicales de México.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificCook Islands  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador
Naturalized
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: Cook Islands

Reference(s)
  1. Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
  2. Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:128-135.
  3. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  4. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  5. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  6. Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
  7. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=417489. Accessed 1 October 2026.