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Useful Tropical Plants

Tynanthus polyanthus

(Bureau) Sandwith

Bignoniaceae

+ Synonyms

Bignonia caryophyllea Bello

Bignonia laxiflora Poepp. ex Bureau & K.Schum.

Bignonia myriantha Poepp. ex Bureau & K.Schum.

Schizopsis polyantha Bureau

Tynanthus caryophylleus (Bello) Alain

Tynanthus lindmannii K.Schum.

Tynanthus myrianthus Bureau & K.Schum.

Tynanthus villosus A.H.Gentry

Common Name:

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General Information

Tynanthus polyanthus is a climbing shrub attaching itself to other plants by means of tendrils.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

2101
Title
Taxonomic Revision of Tynanthus (Bignonieae, Bignoniaceae)
Publication
Phytotaxa 216 1-60, 2015
Author
Medeiros M.C.M. & Lohmann L.G.
Publisher
Magnolia Press
Year
2015
ISBN
978-1-77557-727-0
Description
 

Range

S. America - northwest Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana

Habitat

Moist broadleaved forests[
2101
Title
Taxonomic Revision of Tynanthus (Bignonieae, Bignoniaceae)
Publication
Phytotaxa 216 1-60, 2015
Author
Medeiros M.C.M. & Lohmann L.G.
Publisher
Magnolia Press
Year
2015
ISBN
978-1-77557-727-0
Description
 
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitClimber
Height0.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details



The plant can produce flowers all year round[
2101
Title
Taxonomic Revision of Tynanthus (Bignonieae, Bignoniaceae)
Publication
Phytotaxa 216 1-60, 2015
Author
Medeiros M.C.M. & Lohmann L.G.
Publisher
Magnolia Press
Year
2015
ISBN
978-1-77557-727-0
Description
 
].
The wood and the leaves have an aromatic odour, similar to that of cloves (Syzygium aromaticum)[
2094
Title
Bignoniaceae Part 1 (Crescentieae and Tourrettieae)
Publication
Flora Neotropica Monograph Vol. 25, No. 1. pp 1-130
Author
Gentry A.H.
Publisher
The New York Botanical Garden, New York
Year
1980
ISBN
0-89327-222-1
Description
 
].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The fresh leaves and stems are used in the treatment of 'Mal Aire', They are also used as a mild hallucinogen, being said to 'enhance the Vision of the Shaman'[
1628
Title
Medicinal Plants of the Andes and the Amazon: The magic and medicinal flora of Northern Peru
Publication
 
Author
Bussmann R.W. & Sharon D.
Publisher
 
Year
2015
ISBN
10:0-9960231-2-7
Description
An introduction to traditional herbalism in Peru plus brief information on the medicinal uses of
].

An infusion of the stem is used to treat heart pain[
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
 
].
The stem is used by pregnant women and is said to change the sex of their next child[
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
 
].

Other Uses

The stem is used as a rope to tie down canoes[
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
 
].

The inner part of the stem is used in basketry. It is beaten against a tree in order to break it into thin fibres that are then used to weave baskets[
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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