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Sangregado Cajeto
Cajeto (Citharexylum subflavescens)
It is also known as Guitar Stick or Caragay. Citharexylum subflavescens is a tree belonging to the Verbenaceae family. This species is distributed in an altitude range that oscillates between 1,100 meters above sea level and 2,800 meters above sea level, being present in the departments of Cundinamarca, Quindío, Tolima, Valle. (UNAL, 2021).
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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SPECIES
Citharexylum subflavescens is an arboreal species that can reach 20 meters in height. It is characterized by, like most species of this family, presenting quadrangular branches when they are young. The dark green leaves have a brown coating that makes them very soft to the touch. Its flowers are white and small, the fruits are deep red drupes.
ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE
It is a fast-growing species (it can grow up to 2.5 m in a year) which makes it an ideal species for restoration processes, not to mention that it is a honey species, the fruits are quite consumed by birds and also with their roots they improve the state of the soil facilitating the colonization of other species.
ASSOCIATED FAUNA IN THE AREA
( Apolinar's Wren, Cistothorus apolinari)
Its flowers are attractive to hummingbirds and its fruits to birds and even mammals in the areas it settles. In Cundinamarca, a common visitor of the species is the Cucarachero ( Cistothorus apolinari ), a small bird that, although quite difficult to see due to its shy nature, its song gives indications of its presence in the place.
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