Ternstroemia elliptica
Sw.
Pentaphylacaceae
Amphania integrifolia Sol. ex DC.
Common Name:
General Information
Ternstroemia elliptica is a shrub or a small tree, usually growing from 1.5 - 5 metres tall, but with some specimens reaching 10 metres.
The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Caribbean - Lesser Antilles.
Habitat
Not known
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 3.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The bark is astringent[
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.
]. It is used in the treatment of diarrhoea[
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.
].
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.
