Otoba parvifolia
(Markgr.) A.H.Gentry
Myristicaceae
Dialyanthera parvifolia Markgr.
Myristica otoba glaucescens A.DC.
Common Name:
General Information
Otoba parvifolia is a tree. The bole can be unbranched for up to 30 metres[
363- Title
- Technical Information on 134 Species of Bolivian Woods
- Publication
-
- Author
- USDA Forest Service -- Forest Products Lab
- Website
- http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/publications/
- Publisher
- USDA Forest Service
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A PDF file, available for download. Exactly what the title says, brief and to the point.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and as a source of wood.
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 - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela.
Habitat
Humid tropical and subtropical forests[
363- Title
- Technical Information on 134 Species of Bolivian Woods
- Publication
-
- Author
- USDA Forest Service -- Forest Products Lab
- Website
- http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/publications/
- Publisher
- USDA Forest Service
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A PDF file, available for download. Exactly what the title says, brief and to the point.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 15.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The plant (part not specified) is used in the treatment of diarrhoea[
918- Title
- Journal of Ethnobiology. Vol. 12
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.ethnobiology.org
- Publisher
- Society of Ethnobiology
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0278-0771
- Description
- A periodical with articles on the various uses of plants by native peoples.
].
The bark and bright red resin are crushed and rubbed on the skin as a treatment for the bites of mites and fungal infections[
697- Title
- Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 29
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University; Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Year
- 1983
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Some interesting notes on plant uses in tropical America. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
The heartwood is brown; it is not clearly differentiated from the sapwood, which is also brown. The texture is medium; the grain straight; lustre is bright; and ther is no distinctive taste or aroma. It is used for making items such as plywood, furniture components etc. Traditionally it has been used to make canoes, but the wood rots within three months[
521- Title
- Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador.
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15
- Author
- Vickers W.T.; Plowman T.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; USA.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 0015 - 0746
- Description
- Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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