"Bois Trompette"

[Eric J. Gouda]

Cecropia schreberiana Miquel is called "Bois canon", "Trumpet tree" or
"Trumpet wood".

Good luck, Eric.


In message Tue, 6 Jun 1995 13:11:41 +0200,
  Bjarte Jordal <Bjarte.Jordal at zmb.uib.no>  writes:

> Are there any botanist (or others) out there familiar with the french
> common= =20
> name "Bois trompette". The name was given to a tree species in Guadeloupe
> by= =20
> an entomologist at the beginning of this century. I wonder if this tree=20
> could have been Cecropia (Cecropiaceae)?
>
>
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