Urticaceae
Bois canon
Cecropia peltata
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Genus
- Cecropia
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Common names
By language (9)
- Chinese
- 号角树, 號角樹
- English
- Bois canon, Bois canot, Chancarro, Cho-otz, Congo pump, Guargüero, Guarumo, Gueremo
- Finnish
- Muurahaispuu
- French
- Coulequin, Bois trompette, Bois-canon
- Haitian Creole
- Twonpèt
- Japanese
- ヤツデグワ
- Russian
- Цекропия щитовидная
- Spanish
- Yarumo
- ty
- ’ī’ītā popa'ā
Synonyms
- Ambaiba humboldtiana (Klotzsch) Kuntze
- Ambaiba peltata (L.) Kuntze
- Ambaiba propinqua (Miq.) Kuntze
- Ambaiba schiedeana (Klotzsch) Kuntze
- Ambaiba surinamensis (Miq.) Kuntze
- Cecropia arachnoidea Pittier
- Cecropia argentea Vis.
- Cecropia asperrima Pittier
- Cecropia dielsiana Snethl.
- Cecropia digitata var. grisea Ten. ex Miq.
- Cecropia goodspeedii Cuatrec.
- Cecropia hondurensis Standl.
- Cecropia humboldtiana Klotzsch
- Cecropia propinqua Miq.
- Cecropia scabrifolia Aladar Richt.
- Cecropia schiedeana Klotzsch
- Cecropia surinamensis Miq.
- Coilotapalus peltata Britton
- Coilotapalus peltata Hitchc.
- Collotapalus peltata Hitchc.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June, August to January (from 34 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ramón García, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: lallen, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bruno de Medeiros, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vojtěch Zavadil, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sara Wille, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Kulka, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Gustavo ZaRo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andreas Manthey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.