Ouratea parviflora
(DC.) Baill.
Ochnaceae
Gomphia bracteosa Wawra
Gomphia parviflora DC.
Ouratea lucidula (Turcz.) Engl.
Common Name:
General Information
Ouratea parviflora is a shrub or small tree growing 3 - 5 metres tall.
The plant is harvested from the wild for medicinal purposes and for the oil obtained from its seed[
]. Experimental plantations were set up in the 1920's in northern Borneo.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - southern and eastern Brazil.
Habitat
Atlantic rainforest.
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 4.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
A valuable edible oil is obtained from the fruits[
].
Medicinal
The oil obtained from the seed is used as a treatment against leprosy and other skin diseases[
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.
].
Other Uses
A non-drying, edible oil, known as Batiputa, or Bati oil, is obtained from the seed[
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.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
