Cecropia obtusifolia is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Mexico and Panama. Common Names include blunt-leaved trumpet tree, pop-a-gun, tree-of-laziness, and snakewood tree.[3] In Central America it is known as Guarumo. Though impressive silhouetted against the sky, it is an invasive species in the islands of Hawaii.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Cecropia |
| Species: | C. obtusifolia
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Cecropia obtusifolia is used in traditional Amerindian medicine. Many other species of the genus Cecropia share the folk reputation of curing heart failure, cough, asthma and bronchitis. Cecropia obtusifolia has vasorelaxant activity due possibly to inhibition of angiotensin.[4]
References
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- ^ Mitré, M. (1998). "Cecropia obtusifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34749A9887236. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34749A9887236.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "The Plant List".
- ^ "Guarumo (Cecropia obtusifolia)". Natural Standard Monograph.
- ^ Guerrero EI. Moran-Pinzon JA. Ortiz LG. Olmedo D. del Olmo E. Lopez-Perez JL. San Feliciano A. Gupta MP."Vasoactive effects of different fractions from two Panamanians plants used in Amerindian traditional medicine." Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 131(2):497-501, 2010 Sep 15.
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