Parmentiera stenocarpa
Dugand & L.B.Sm.
Bignoniaceae
Common Name: Palo de Vela
General Information
Parmentiera stenocarpa is a shrubby, evergreen tree growing around 4 - 7 metres tall with a bole around 8cm in diameter[
2094- Title
- Bignoniaceae Part 1 (Crescentieae and Tourrettieae)
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Monograph Vol. 25, No. 1. pp 1-130
- Author
- Gentry A.H.
- Publisher
- The New York Botanical Garden, New York
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
- 0-89327-222-1
- Description
-
]
The plant is harvested from, the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental. The fruit is said to have commercial possibilities because its flavour is appropriate for desserts and fruit juices[
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.
].
Parmentiera stenocarpa is restricted to Colombia, though it has a wide distribution within that country, including relatively undisturbed regions and protected areas. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
2094- Title
- Bignoniaceae Part 1 (Crescentieae and Tourrettieae)
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Monograph Vol. 25, No. 1. pp 1-130
- Author
- Gentry A.H.
- Publisher
- The New York Botanical Garden, New York
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
- 0-89327-222-1
- Description
-
Range
Northern S. America - Colombia
Habitat
Lowland rainforest; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
]. The pulp of the elongated fruit has a sweet flavour[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
]. The yellow nearly cylindrical fruit is around 30 - 40cm long and 1 - 2cm wide, tapering to base and apex[
2094- Title
- Bignoniaceae Part 1 (Crescentieae and Tourrettieae)
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Monograph Vol. 25, No. 1. pp 1-130
- Author
- Gentry A.H.
- Publisher
- The New York Botanical Garden, New York
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
- 0-89327-222-1
- Description
-
]
,
Seeds[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
]. The seeds are 4 - 5mm long and 6 - 7mm wide[
2094- Title
- Bignoniaceae Part 1 (Crescentieae and Tourrettieae)
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Monograph Vol. 25, No. 1. pp 1-130
- Author
- Gentry A.H.
- Publisher
- The New York Botanical Garden, New York
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
- 0-89327-222-1
- Description
-
]
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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