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Useful Tropical Plants

Calyptranthes schiedeana

O.Berg

Myrtaceae

+ Synonyms

Calyptranthes schlechtendaliana O.Berg

Chytraculia schiedeana (O.Berg) Kuntze

Chytraculia schlechtendaliana (O.Berg) Kuntze

Myrcia aromatica Schltdl.

Common Name:

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General Information

Calyptranthes schiedeana is an evergreen shrub or small tree.
The aromatic leaves are sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a spice[
46
Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Central America - Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico.

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Edibility Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Shrub
Height3.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Leaves - used as a spice[
46
Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-03-28. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Calyptranthes+schiedeana>

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