Bastard Cedar West Indian elm

Guazuma ulmifolia

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	10-12 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	30.0
Cultivation details
Layer	Tall trees
Growth	Fast
1000 Seed Weight (g)	5
Uses
Utility	Animal feed
Edible	true
Edible parts	Fruit, Seed
Warning	Weed potential
Names
Alternate name	Guasimo, bay cedar, bucha, chico-magro, debodaru, embiru, guacimo, guasima, mutamba, mutambo, nepaltunth, nipaltunth, pohon jati belanda, pohon jatilondo, radraksha, rudrakscha chettu, rudrasum, tenbachai, thene-chettu, thenmaram, tubakki, udrikpatta, uttharasham
Taxonomy
Family	Malvaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced into	India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
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Created: 2020-11-13 19:02:00 UTC
Last updated: 2025-05-28 20:40:44 UTC by andrew-haupt

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