Bignoniaceae FAMILY

Fridericia patellifera

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fridericia patellifera is a small to large climbing shrub, attaching itselft to other vegetation 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/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - central and northern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama to southern Mexico; Caribbean - Trinidad

HabitatMoist or dry thickets, in rather open forests or sometimes in pine forests; at elevations up to 1,200 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/ ]. Riverine and secondary forests[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ].