Siparunaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Siparuna thecaphora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Siparuna thecaphora is an evergreen shrub that can grow from 1- - 12 metres tall with a bole up to 10cm in diameter. Occasionally it becomes a tree up to 20 metres tall with a bole of up to 20cm[ 1864 Title Siparunaceae Publication Flora Neotropica, Vol. 95, Siparunaceae (May 23, 2005), pp. 1-247 Author Renner S.S. & Hausner G. Publisher New York Botanical Garden Press; New York Year 2005 ISBN 0-89327-462-3 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. Siparuna thecaphora has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northwest Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama, north to Guatemala, southern and central Mexico

HabitatPrimary and secondary forests, growing in open thickets near streams and in forest understory; at elevations from sea-level to 2,500 metres[ 1864 Title Siparunaceae Publication Flora Neotropica, Vol. 95, Siparunaceae (May 23, 2005), pp. 1-247 Author Renner S.S. & Hausner G. Publisher New York Botanical Garden Press; New York Year 2005 ISBN 0-89327-462-3 Description ]. Cloud forest and humid tropical forests at lower elevations, also in oak forest and pine-oak forest[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]