Cecropia peltata
A species in the Urticaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Genus
- Cecropia
- Species
- Cecropia peltata
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1759
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cecropia peltata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Ambaiba humboldtianaName author: (Klotzsch) Kuntze
- Ambaiba peltataName author: (L.) Kuntze
- Ambaiba propinquaName author: (Miq.) Kuntze
- Ambaiba schiedeanaName author: (Klotzsch) Kuntze
- Ambaiba surinamensisName author: (Miq.) Kuntze
- Cecropia arachnoideaName author: Pittier
- Cecropia argenteaName author: Vis.
- Cecropia asperrimaName author: Pittier
- Cecropia dielsianaName author: Snethl.
- Cecropia digitata var. griseaName author: Ten. ex Miq.
- Cecropia goodspeediiName author: Cuatrec.
- Cecropia hondurensisName author: Standl.
- Cecropia humboldtianaName author: Klotzsch
- Cecropia propinquaName author: Miq.
- Cecropia scabrifoliaName author: Aladar Richt.
- Cecropia schiedeanaName author: Klotzsch
- Cecropia surinamensisName author: Miq.
- Coilotapalus peltataName author: Britton
- Coilotapalus peltataName author: Hitchc.
- Collotapalus peltataName author: Hitchc.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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