Nyctaginaceae FAMILY

Pisonia brunoniana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pisonia brunoniana is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 15 metres tall. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangePacific - Hawaii. Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, the Kermadecs and New Zealand.

HabitatDry to mesic habitats[ 417 Title Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database Publication Author Website http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/index.asp Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief details on over 100 species of Hawaiian plants. ]. An understorey tree of humid forests[ 307 Title Tropical and Subtropical Trees - A Worldwide Encyclopaedic Guide. Publication Author Barwick. M. Publisher Thames & Hudson, London Year 2004 ISBN 0-500-51181-0 Description A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life. ].