Fridericia pubescens
(L.) L.G.Lohmann
Bignoniaceae
Arrabidaea blanchetii DC.
Arrabidaea carabobensis Pittier
Arrabidaea cordifolia Klotzsch
Arrabidaea desertorum DC.
Arrabidaea lundellii Standl.
Arrabidaea pleei DC.
Arrabidaea pubescens (L.) A.H.Gentry
Arrabidaea sieberi DC.
Bignonia blanchetii DC.
Bignonia pubescens L.
Bignonia sieberi DC.
Bignonia tomentella S.Moore
Petastoma pubescens (L.) Miers
Vasconcellia desertorum Mart. ex DC.
Common Name:
General Information
Fridericia pubescens is a large woody vine, climbing to the tops of tall trees[
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
]
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
Range
S. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras to Mexico; Caribbean-Trinidad
Habitat
Forest edges or thickets, at elevations up to 1,200 metres[
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 20.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The plant (part not specified) is used to treat skin infections[
1783- Title
- Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador
- Publication
-
- Author
- de la Torre, L., Navarrete H., P. Muriel M., Macía M.J. & Ba
- Publisher
- Herbario QCA de la Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas de la Pontific
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-9978-77-135-8
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
Called "tietie" in British Honduras, an allusion to the fact that the tough stem, like those of other scandant Bignoniaceae, are used as a substitute for rope and twine, especially in constructing the framework of huts[
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
,
1171- Title
- Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes
- Publication
-
- Author
- Jerzy Rzedowski & Graciela Calderón de Rzedowski (Editors)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Instituto de Ecología A.C. Centro Regional del Bajío; Mexico
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
- 0188-5170
- Description
- Spanish-language flora of northwestern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet
].
The stems are used in making baskets in southern Mexico[
887- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 79
- Publication
-
- Author
- van der Werff H. (Editor)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0026-6493
- Description
- A botanical journal, it includes an article on the ethnobotanical uses of the plant family Bignoniaceae. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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