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Useful Tropical Plants

Citharexylum pachyphyllum

Moldenke

Verbenaceae

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General Information

Citharexylum pachyphyllum is a shrub that can grow around 2 metres tall.
The plants are harvested from the wild for local use as a dye and source of wood.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

434
Title
Flora of Peru
Publication
 
Author
Macbride. J.F.
Publisher
Field Museum of Natural History
Year
1936
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.

Range

S. America - southern Peru.

Habitat

Steep, rocky slopes on hillsides, at elevations around 3,000 - 3,600 metres[
434
Title
Flora of Peru
Publication
 
Author
Macbride. J.F.
Publisher
Field Museum of Natural History
Year
1936
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
,
508
Title
The Ethnobotany of Chinchero.
Publication
Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 24
Author
Franquemont C. Et al
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Field Museum of Natural History.
Year
1990
ISBN
0015-0746
Description
Brief details on the local uses of plants for an Andean community in southern Peru. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].

Properties

Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitShrub
Height2.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The fruits are used for making dyes[
508
Title
The Ethnobotany of Chinchero.
Publication
Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 24
Author
Franquemont C. Et al
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Field Museum of Natural History.
Year
1990
ISBN
0015-0746
Description
Brief details on the local uses of plants for an Andean community in southern Peru. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. In experiments with this, it gave a blue green on wool with an alum mordant in a neutral bath; a pea green with alum basic; and a dull purple with alum acid[
508
Title
The Ethnobotany of Chinchero.
Publication
Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 24
Author
Franquemont C. Et al
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Field Museum of Natural History.
Year
1990
ISBN
0015-0746
Description
Brief details on the local uses of plants for an Andean community in southern Peru. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]..

The wood is used to make hoe handles[
508
Title
The Ethnobotany of Chinchero.
Publication
Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 24
Author
Franquemont C. Et al
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Field Museum of Natural History.
Year
1990
ISBN
0015-0746
Description
Brief details on the local uses of plants for an Andean community in southern Peru. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].

Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-09-21. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Citharexylum+pachyphyllum>

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