• Grows up to 20m tall in open areas and forest edges.
• Pollinated by hummingbirds, hawkmoths and bats.
• The white pulp surrounding the seeds is eaten by arboreal mammals, dispersing the seeds.
• Has nectaries on leaves that where provide food for symbiotic wasps and ants.
• Useful in ecological restoration and effective soil stabilizer. PROPAGATION: Seed