Conobea scoparioides

(Cham. & Schltdl.) Benth.

Plantaginaceae

Sphaerotheca scoparioides Cham. & Schltdl.

Common Name:

Drawing of the flowering and fruiting plant
Photograph by: Martius, C., Eichler, A.G., Urban, I., Flora Brasiliensis, vol. 8(1): fasicle 30, t. 51 (1862)

General Information

Conobea scoparioides is a perennial plant.
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

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 - Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela.

Habitat

Found at elevations from sea level to 500 metres in Ecuador.

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Habit	Perennial
Height	0.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The plant is used to treat toothache[

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 -

Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-04-25. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Conobea+scoparioides>

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