Solanaceae FAMILY

Brunfelsia mire

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although providing many well-known foods for people, including the potato, tomato, pepper and aubergine, most plants in the family Solanaceae also contain poisonous alkaloids. Unless there are specific entries with information on edible uses, it would be unwise to ingest any part of this plant[ K Title Plants for a Future Author Ken Fern Description Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. ].

Botanical Description

Brunfelsia mire is an unbranched, evergreen shrub or small tree, usually growing up to 1 metre tall, occasionally to 2 metres[ 929 Title A Revision of the South American Species of Brunfelsia (Solanaceae) Publication Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 39 Author Plowman T.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago. Year 1998 ISBN 0015-0746 Description A botanical journal, this edition is devoted entirely to the revision of the genus Brunfelsia in S. America. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador.

HabitatAn understorey plant growing in deep shade in humid, often swampy forests; mainly at elevations from 400 - 1,400 metres[ 929 Title A Revision of the South American Species of Brunfelsia (Solanaceae) Publication Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 39 Author Plowman T.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago. Year 1998 ISBN 0015-0746 Description A botanical journal, this edition is devoted entirely to the revision of the genus Brunfelsia in S. America. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].