Tanaecium jaroba
Sw.
Bignoniaceae
Tanaecium albiflorum DC.
Tanaecium exsertum Griseb.
Tanaecium praelongum Miers
Common Name:
General Information
Tanaecium jaroba is an evergreen climbing plant with woody stems, attaching itself to nearby vegetation by means of tendrils[
369- Title
- Flora of Costa Rica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C.
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago
- Year
- 1938
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and to supply material for craftwork.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
369- Title
- Flora of Costa Rica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C.
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago
- Year
- 1938
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet.
Range
S. America - northern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyanas; C. America - Panama to Honduras; Caribbean - Trinidad, Windward Is
Habitat
Rainforest
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Pollinators | Moths |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The flowers open of a night time and have a sweet aroma, rather like Hedychium species[
369- Title
- Flora of Costa Rica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C.
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago
- Year
- 1938
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
A decoction of the grated stembark is used in the treatment of diarrhoea and vomiting[
2106- Title
- Evaluation of the antimalarial activity of plants used by the Chacobo Indians
- Publication
- J. Ethnopharmacol. 2000; 69; 127-137
- Author
- Muñoz V. et al
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The grated stembark is used as a poultice to treat inflammations and swellings after a trauma[
2106- Title
- Evaluation of the antimalarial activity of plants used by the Chacobo Indians
- Publication
- J. Ethnopharmacol. 2000; 69; 127-137
- Author
- Muñoz V. et al
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
An aqueous extract of the stembark has displayed good activity in vivo against both Plasmodium strains of malaria[
2106- Title
- Evaluation of the antimalarial activity of plants used by the Chacobo Indians
- Publication
- J. Ethnopharmacol. 2000; 69; 127-137
- Author
- Muñoz V. et al
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
The seeds are used in creafwork[
1783- Title
- Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador
- Publication
-
- Author
- de la Torre, L., Navarrete H., P. Muriel M., Macía M.J. & Ba
- Publisher
- Herbario QCA de la Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas de la Pontific
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-9978-77-135-8
- Description
-
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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