Melastomataceae FAMILY

Triolena pluvialis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Triolena pluvialis is a perennial plant. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.

HabitatA herbaceous plant in the understorey of dense rain forest[ 521 Title Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador. Publication Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15 Author Vickers W.T.; Plowman T. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; USA. Year 1984 ISBN 0015 - 0746 Description Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].