Adenocalymma aspericarpum (A.H.Gentry) L.G.Lohmann is treated here as a synonym of Adenocalymma cladotrichum as per Fonseca & Lohmann (2019)[]. Some other authorities maintain the two taxons as distinct.

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General Information

Adenocalymma cladotrichum is a shrub.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Northern S. America - northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela

Habitat

Rain forest and wet forests; at elevations from 100 - 1,500 metres[].

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Habit	Shrub
Height	0.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The bark is used in rituals by native groups in Ecuador. The bark is scraped and boiled, then combined with other herbs such as 'chukchuwasu' (Maytenus sp.), 'caballo kaspi' and 'black kaspi', and is then used to give vitality and strength[].
The bark is also used to treat a number of unspecified conditions[]

Other Uses

The flexible stem is used as a stringer and fork in the construction of traditional houses, and also to make props, planting stakes and canoe levers[]..

Propagation

Seed -

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