Cyclanthaceae FAMILY
Thoracocarpus bissectus
Thoracocarpus bissectus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Thoracocarpus bissectus is an evergreen climbing plant with extensive, clambering stems[ 368 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 30 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. Year 1943 ISBN Description Contains parts of the Flora of Panama.This, and other volumes of the series, are available for download from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild and used for making brooms.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guyanas to Trinidad and Tobago; and through Central America to Costa Rica.
HabitatHighland forests in Panama[ 368 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 30 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. Year 1943 ISBN Description Contains parts of the Flora of Panama.This, and other volumes of the series, are available for download from the Internet. ].