Citharexylum pachyphyllum
Moldenke
Verbenaceae
Common Name:
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 |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 2.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
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 -
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