Hampea appendiculata
Hampea appendiculata
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This species reaches 12 meters and prefers altered landscapes like secondary forests, scrubland, forest edges, and roads, due to its desire for direct light. Its flowers are cream-colored, and its fruits are brown. Fibers can be extracted from its bark. Extracts from the species’ roots, flowers and fruits have shown antimalarial properties. This species prefers humid climates and is distributed from Honduras to Panama; in Costa Rica it grows widely across both the Atlantic and Pacific slopes, ranging from 0 to 1800 meters above sea level.
Historia de la planta
Hampea appendiculata es un árbol de 12 metros de alto, que prefiere los bosques secundarios, charrales, orillas de bosque, caminos, debido a sus altos requerimientos de luz. Sus flores son color crema, los frutos pardos. De su corteza se pueden extraer fibras. Los extractos de las raíces, flores y frutos han mostrado actividad antimalárica. Esta especie prefiere los climas húmedos o muy húmedos, se encuentra creciendo desde Honduras a Panamá, en Costa Rica se distribuye ampliamente en ambas vertientes, desde los 0 a 1800 metros de elevación.
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Plant Information
Botanic Name:
Hampea appendiculata
Common name(s):
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Family
Malvaceae
Phenology
Flowering Months:
July, August, September, October
Fruiting Months:
October, November
Conservation
IUCN category:
Not evaluated / No evaluado (NE)
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Plant Story
This species reaches 12 meters and prefers altered landscapes like secondary forests, scrubland, forest edges, and roads, due to its desire for direct light. Its flowers are cream-colored, and its fruits are brown. Fibers can be extracted from its bark. Extracts from the species’ roots, flowers and fruits have shown antimalarial properties. This species prefers humid climates and is distributed from Honduras to Panama; in Costa Rica it grows widely across both the Atlantic and Pacific slopes, ranging from 0 to 1800 meters above sea level.
Historia de la planta
Hampea appendiculata es un árbol de 12 metros de alto, que prefiere los bosques secundarios, charrales, orillas de bosque, caminos, debido a sus altos requerimientos de luz. Sus flores son color crema, los frutos pardos. De su corteza se pueden extraer fibras. Los extractos de las raíces, flores y frutos han mostrado actividad antimalárica. Esta especie prefiere los climas húmedos o muy húmedos, se encuentra creciendo desde Honduras a Panamá, en Costa Rica se distribuye ampliamente en ambas vertientes, desde los 0 a 1800 metros de elevación.
Plant Information
Botanic Name
Hampea appendiculata
Common name(s)
Family
Malvaceae
Phenology
Flowering Months
July, August, September, October
Fruiting Monts
October, November
Conservation
IUCN category
Not evaluated / No evaluado (NE)
CITES
Interesting Links
Plant Images
Plant Locations
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