Saurauia conzattii
Buscal.
Actinidiaceae
Saurauia cuchumatanensis Standl. & Steyerm.
Saurauia matudae Lundell
Common Name:
General Information
Saurauia conzattii is a shrub or small tree growing up to 7 metres tall[
408- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 53
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- Year
- 1966
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains an excellent treament of a section of the genus Inga. An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet.
].
The edible fruit is sometimes gathered from the wild and used locally.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
,
408- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 53
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- Year
- 1966
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains an excellent treament of a section of the genus Inga. An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet.
Range
Central America - Guatemala to Mexico.
Habitat
Advanced forest, dark rain forest, limestone areas; at elevations from 1,500 - 3,000 metres[
408- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 53
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- Year
- 1966
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains an excellent treament of a section of the genus Inga. An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet.
]. Wet mixed mountain forest at elevations of 2,000 - 3,000 metres in Guatemala[
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 5.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of the moist tropics, where it can be found at elevations above 1,500 metres[
408- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 53
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- Year
- 1966
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains an excellent treament of a section of the genus Inga. An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet.
].
The plant fruits abundantly[
659- Title
- Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 8
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass.
- Year
- 1940
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Various articles on botany, including species of Saurauia in Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Edible Uses
Fruit[
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.
]. Very sweet and mucilaginous[
659- Title
- Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 8
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass.
- Year
- 1940
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Various articles on botany, including species of Saurauia in Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. The globose fruit is about 6mm in diameter[
408- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 53
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- Year
- 1966
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains an excellent treament of a section of the genus Inga. An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
We have no information on the wood of this species, but the following is a general description of the wood from species in this genus.
The wood is little used, except locally for fuel. It is a pale reddish brown throughout; not attractive; lustre rather low; odourless and tasteless; rather light, but firm, tough, and strong; texture medium; grain straight; easy to cut, saws finely woolly, is rather hairy under the plane; probably not durable. Useful locally for general carpentry and interior construction[
660- Title
- Revision of S. American Saurauria (Actinidiaceae).
- Publication
-
- Author
- Soejarto D.D.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History: Chicago.
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
- 0015-1746
- Description
- A treatment of the S. American species in the genus Saurauia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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