Ronabea emetica
(L.f.) A.Rich.
Rubiaceae
Cephaelis emetica (L.f.) Pers.
Evea emetica (L.f.) Stellfeld
Psychotria emetica L.f.
Uragoga emetica (L.f.) Baill.
Common Name: Striated Ipecac
General Information
Ronabea emetica is a low-growing, evergreen shrub, often unbranched, that can reach a height of 60cm[
315- Title
- Flora of Barro Colorado Island
- Publication
-
- Author
- Croat. Thomas B.
- Website
- http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/bioinformatics/croat/home
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Year
- 1978
- ISBN
- 0-8047-0950-5
- Description
- A very good flora of an area in Panama. Written some years ago, so some of the names have been changed. The book is out of print, but the whole flora is now available on the web.
].
The plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
315- Title
- Flora of Barro Colorado Island
- Publication
-
- Author
- Croat. Thomas B.
- Website
- http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/bioinformatics/croat/home
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Year
- 1978
- ISBN
- 0-8047-0950-5
- Description
- A very good flora of an area in Panama. Written some years ago, so some of the names have been changed. The book is out of print, but the whole flora is now available on the web.
Range
S. America - Amazonian Brazil, north through Central America to Belize.
Habitat
Wet forests and gallery forests.
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 0.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of the moist tropics[
315- Title
- Flora of Barro Colorado Island
- Publication
-
- Author
- Croat. Thomas B.
- Website
- http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/bioinformatics/croat/home
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Year
- 1978
- ISBN
- 0-8047-0950-5
- Description
- A very good flora of an area in Panama. Written some years ago, so some of the names have been changed. The book is out of print, but the whole flora is now available on the web.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The roots are the source of 'Striated Ipecac'. This is used medicinally, primarily as an emetic. The roots are occasionally exported[
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
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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