CECROPIA
cecropia peltata
Common Names: Trumpet Tree, Indian Snakework
A West Indian native, fast-growing, short-lived tree which has large leaves 1' across. The sap yields a latex rubber. Young buds are eaten as a cooked vegetable. The fruit is cylindrical with soft, sweet flesh and many small seeds. The tree is propagated by seed.
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