Taxon: Cecropia peltata L.

Summary

Genus:

Cecropia

Family:

Urticaceae

Nomen number:

9679

Place of publication:

Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1286. 1759

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

08/02/2006 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

3 (1 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	pop-a-gun	1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English	snakewood	1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English	trumpet-tree	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	bois cannon	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Trompetenbaum	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	guarumo	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	yagrumo	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo		Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Pará		Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Roraima		Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad		Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana			Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana			Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname			Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
2	Cultivated					also cult.
4	Naturalized	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire			Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
4	Naturalized	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana			Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
4	Naturalized	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal			Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
4	Naturalized	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon			Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia			Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
4	Naturalized	Pacific	South-Central Pacific	French Polynesia			Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.

Native
Northern America

SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil [Pará, Roraima]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa

WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal

Asia-Tropical

MALESIA: Malaysia

Pacific

SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia

Reference(s)

Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Berg, C. C. & P. Franco R. 2005. Cecropia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 94:142-149.
Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Environmental	ornamental	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental	ornamental	Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Medicines	folklore	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds

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://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=9679. Accessed 17 April 2026.