Bignoniaceae FAMILY

Fridericia chica

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fridericia chica is a vigorous climbing shrub, producing woody stems that can grow up to 35 metres high into the trees. The stems can be up to 15cm in diameter, supporting themselves on other plants by means of tendrils[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ]. The plant is often gathered from the wild for local use as a dye and medicinal plant. It is also sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America from Argentina north to Mexico.

HabitatWet thickets or evergreen forests, occasionally in moist sites in seasonally very dry deciduous forests; at elevations from near sea level to 900 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ].