Tournefortia acuminata
A.DC.
Boraginaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Tournefortia acuminata is a shrub or small tree[
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
The plant is considered to be rare and vulnerable in Réunion, and to be in need of protection, though it has not yet been eveluated in the IUCN List of Endangered Species[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- http://www.prota.org
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- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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- Plants for a Future
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- Ken Fern
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- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Tropical Africa - Réunion.
Habitat
Humid forests[
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- Flore de L'Ile de la Reunion
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- E. Jacob De Cordemoy
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- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
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- Librairie Medicale & Scientifique; Paris.
- Year
- 1895
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- Description
- Not really a flora, more a list of the plants known at that time. It often includes a brief description of habit and habitat, plus the local uses of the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
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Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The leaves are diuretic. They are used in the treatment of kidney stones[
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The presence of alkaloids has been confirmed by general tests on Tournefortia acuminata but otherwise nothing is known of its chemistry[
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Laboratory tests with leaf extracts did not confirm the diuretic properties claimed in folk medicine[
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- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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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
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