Mansoa parvifolia
(A.H.Gentry) A.H.Gentry
Bignoniaceae
Pachyptera parvifolia A.H.Gentry
Common Name:
General Information
Mansoa parvifolia is a climbing shrub, attaching itself to other vegetation by means of tendrils.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a tying material.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
2102- Title
- Phytologia Volume 26
- Publication
-
- Author
- Moldenke H.N. & Moldenke A.L. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Harold N. Moldenke and Alma L. Moldenke; New York
- Year
- 1973
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
Range
S. America - Bolivia, northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala
Habitat
Rainforest, at elevations up to 900 metres[
2102- Title
- Phytologia Volume 26
- Publication
-
- Author
- Moldenke H.N. & Moldenke A.L. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Harold N. Moldenke and Alma L. Moldenke; New York
- Year
- 1973
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The thin and flexuous juvenile stems are used as a tying material and are traditionally used as a tourniquet when treating snakebites[
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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Ajna Fern
with help from
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