Nispero tree
Scientific name(s) Eriobotrya japonica
Possible age
Full grown height 4 - 10m
Food source for Howler monkeys
Special feature
Ecological significance

An attractive evergreen tree with large deep green glossy leaves and musk-scented flowers. The tree is called "woolly bush" because the undersides of the leaves have a soft white coating.

Howler monkeys eat fruits and flowers in their vegetable diet of young leaves.

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