Pentagonia macrophylla
Benth.
Rubiaceae
Pentagonia cuatrecasasii Standl. ex Steyerm.
Pentagonia orthoneura Standl.
Pentagonia pubescens (Standl.) Standl.
Pentagonia sprucei Standl.
Pentagonia veraguensis Dwyer
Watsonamra macrophylla (Benth.) Kuntze
Watsonamra pubescens Standl.
Common Name:
General Information
Pentagonia macrophylla is an evergreen shrub or a tree; it usually grows up to 7 metres tall, with reports of trees sometimes reaching 16 metres[
759- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 67
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri.
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical magazine, it contains part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. The tree is often unbranched, with a crown of leaves at the top - looking somewhat like a single-stemmed palm tree[
369- Title
- Flora of Costa Rica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C.
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago
- Year
- 1938
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet.
].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
759- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 67
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri.
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical magazine, it contains part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
S. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica.
Habitat
An understorey plant of evergreen forests at elevations from 10 - 900 metres[
369- Title
- Flora of Costa Rica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C.
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago
- Year
- 1938
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 5.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - the pulp is eaten raw[
335- Title
- Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics : an Inventory
- Publication
-
- Author
- Martin, F. W.; Campbell, C. W.; Rubertbe, R. M.
- Publisher
- U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A booklet giving terse details of almost 300 species of edible fruits, plus regional lists of Botanical and Common names for over 2,500 less well-known edible fruits of the tropics.
]. The round fruits are up to 28mm in diameter[
759- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 67
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri.
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical magazine, it contains part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
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