Clusia insignis
Mart.
Clusiaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Clusia insignis is a tree.
The flowers are harvested in the wild for local medicinal use[
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.
]. The tree is occasionally cultivated for medicinal purposes[
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - Brazil to Ecuador.
Habitat
Found at elevations from sea level to 500 metres in Ecuador.
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of the lowland tropics.
This species is unique in that it belongs to the only genus of plants capable of absorbing carbon dioxide during the night[
540- Title
- Jardineiro.Net
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.jardineiro.net/br/index.php
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A Brazilian gardening site, giving cultivation details for a large number of species.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The flowers are said to contain a resin[
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.
]. This is used in Brazil for healing wounds[
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,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
