Pentagonia pinnatifida
Seem.
Rubiaceae
Pentagonia brachyotis (Standl.) Standl.
Pentagonia pittieri (Standl.) Standl.
Watsonamra brachyotis Standl.
Watsonamra pinnatifida (Seem.) Kuntze
Watsonamra pittieri Standl.
Common Name:
General Information
Pentagonia pinnatifida is a shrub or a tree that can grow 75 - 300cm tall[
759- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 67
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri.
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical magazine, it contains part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
759- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 67
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri.
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical magazine, it contains part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
S. America - northern Colombia; C. America - Panama.
Habitat
Not known
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 2.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - the pulp is eaten raw[
335- Title
- Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics : an Inventory
- Publication
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- Author
- Martin, F. W.; Campbell, C. W.; Rubertbe, R. M.
- Publisher
- U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN
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- Description
- A booklet giving terse details of almost 300 species of edible fruits, plus regional lists of Botanical and Common names for over 2,500 less well-known edible fruits of the tropics.
,
759- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 67
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri.
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical magazine, it contains part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. The red-brown, ovate to ovate-rotund fruit is up to 3cm long and 2cm wide[
759- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 67
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri.
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical magazine, it contains part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Medicinal
The leaves and the fruits are taken in a tea as a blood purifier[
759- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 67
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri.
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical magazine, it contains part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
