Neea theifera
Oerst.
Nyctaginaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Neea theifera is a shrub.
The leaves are harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, tea and black dye.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - central and eastern Brazil, Bolivia.
Habitat
Found in a variety of habitats from open savannah, shrubby savannah, open woodland and closed woodland.
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
The leaves are used to make a tea[
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.
,
452- Title
- The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture (6 volumes)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bailey L.H.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Company, Toronto.
- Year
- 1919
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Rather dated, but it still contains a wealth of useful information. It can be downloaded from the internet.
].
Medicinal
The plant (part not specified) is astringent. It is used in the treatment of dysentery and enterorrhagia[
739- Title
- Medicinal Plants of Brazil
- Publication
-
- Author
- Mors W.B.; Rizzini C.T.; Pereira N.A.
- Publisher
- Reference Publications; Michigan.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 0-917256-42-5
- Description
- An extremely concise book, listing approximately 1,500 species and varieties of plants with their botanical name, common name in Brazil, regions in Brazil where the plant is found, a brief list of uses and any medically active compounds in the plant.
].
Other Uses
A black dye is obtained from the leaves[
452- Title
- The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture (6 volumes)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bailey L.H.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Company, Toronto.
- Year
- 1919
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Rather dated, but it still contains a wealth of useful information. It can be downloaded from the internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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