Actinidiaceae FAMILY Vulnerable
Saurauia villosa
Saurauia villosa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Saurauia villosa is a shrub or small tree growing from 2 - 12 metres tall. The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local use. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 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 RangeC. America - Honduras, Guatemala, southern Mexico.
HabitatDamp forests, hillsides, thickets, along brooks, limestone cliffs with water continually dripping on plants, temperate mountain regions; at elevations from 900 - 1,000 metres[ 408 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 53 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1966 ISBN Description Contains an excellent treament of a section of the genus Inga. An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. ]. Moist or wet, mixed or pine forest or thickets, 750 - 2,700 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/ ].