Hi,
I met these very often on my trip to Brazil, but still don't know who they are.
Any help very much appreciated!
Myriam

old fallen leaf..

Hi Myriam,

Tricky! It reminded me of a Cashew tree, so I looked in family Anacardiaceae on Flora Brasil. I looked at each genus, one I found came close but the species was different. Campnosperma brevipetiolata.. .

http://www.comfsm.fm/~dleeling...

Listed is Campnosperma gummifera for which I can't find a photo, but it has other names..

http://www.theplantlist.org/tp...

The Flora do Brasil site is working now..

http://translate.google.co.uk/...

By searching Drepanospermum gummiferum I found a drawing of the leaves of Campnosperma gummifera..

http://plantillustrations.org/...

I'm not good at comparing photo's but could it be Cecropia?

http://www.google.com/search?q...

http://academic.evergreen.edu/...

You got it Lin! I see they are in Florida, but in Brazil there's a lot of different species. In the nettle family would you believe!

Urticaceae Cecropia concolor Willd.
Urticaceae Cecropia distachya Huber
Urticaceae Cecropia engleriana Snethl.
Urticaceae Cecropia ficifolia Warb. ex Snethl.
Urticaceae Cecropia glaziovii Snethl.
Urticaceae Cecropia hololeuca Miq.
Urticaceae Cecropia kavanayensis Cuatrec.
Urticaceae Cecropia latiloba Miq.
Urticaceae Cecropia membranacea Trécul
Urticaceae Cecropia metensis Cuatrec.
Urticaceae Cecropia obtusa Trécul
Urticaceae Cecropia pachystachya Trécul
Urticaceae Cecropia palmata Willd.
Urticaceae Cecropia peltata L.
Urticaceae Cecropia polystachya Trécul
Urticaceae Cecropia purpurascens C.C.Berg
Urticaceae Cecropia saxatilis Snethl.
Urticaceae Cecropia sciadophylla Mart.
Urticaceae Cecropia silvae C.C.Berg
Urticaceae Cecropia ulei Snethl

Janet: I've never seen one ... if they are in Florida they must be in the southern part of the state. The growth habit reminded me somewhat of the Schefflera so I googled for "Schefflera looking tree of Brazil" or something or other and the Cecropia is one that came up! It sure is a pretty tree!

Ha! good one Lin!!

I love google that's exactly how I do it too!

Someone on another forum used to call me the Google Queen and it sure fits ... I'm always googling for information on something or other!

Lol, I thought it looked like Schefflera too Lin but I didn't use the correct search terms! I googled Cecropia palmata which showed Cecropia to be in Florida.

http://www.bonap.org/BONAPmaps...

I found Cecropia peltata grows in southern Florida: http://www.floridata.com/ref/c...

Thanks for all the research work Janet!
Great de 'flora do Brasil' is working again, they even have mosses, fungi, ferns etc!


You got it Lin! It is Cecropia for sure! Thank you!

Wow, so very many species Janet! I'll google them all to compare them, just hope all have pictures on the web, but maybe I'll just have to keep it as Cecropia sp.
I never would have guessed it belonging to the nettle family!!Amazing!

Cecropia peltata! Now known as Cecropia schreberiana. Look at the flowers and tassles..

http://fireflyforest.net/firef...

http://labs1.eol.org/pages/591...

I originally had also been thinking Cecropia peltata (C.schreberiana). The tassles do look the same!