Cecropia peltata

Basic information
Scientific name	Cecropia peltata	(No picture)
Common names	pumpwood, trumper tree
Higher taxon	Cecropiaceae, Urticales, Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	C & S America
Habitat	Lowland forest, forest gap, disturbed habitat, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Not established in Japan.
Origin
Date
Route	Deliberate: Planted for ornament, in greenhouse of botanical gardens.
Impact	Competition with native plants. Native organism(s) affected: Native trees and shrubs.
Regulation in Japan
Introduced range in other countries	W Africa, French Polynesia, New Caledonia

Reference	Notes
DECO (ed) (2006) Dictionary of Alien Species. Tokyo-Shoseki. (in Jpn) ISSG. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) (Accessed on 2010-12-15) http://www.issg.org/database/welcome/ JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha. (in Jpn)	100 of the World’s Worst Invasive Alien Species. Used for chemical manufacture and as food.