Varronia bullata
L.
Boraginaceae
Buddleja boliviana Pax
Cordia asperrima A.DC.
Cordia bullata (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Cordia dasycephala (Desv.) Kunth
Cordia globosa (Jacq.) Kunth
Cordia humilis (Jacq.) G.Don
Cordia jacmeliana E.H.L.Krause
Cordia pilulifera Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Cordia sphaerocephala Humb. ex Roem. & Schult.
Lithocardium dasycephalum Kuntze
Lithocardium globosum Kuntze
Varronia asperrima Friesen
Varronia dasycephala Desv.
Varronia dasycephala Spreng. ex A.DC.
Varronia globosa Jacq.
Varronia humilis Jacq.
Varronia jacmeliana (E.H.L.Krause) Friesen
Varronia mexicana Friesen
Varronia pilulifera Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Varronia sphaerocephala Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Common Name:
General Information
Varronia bullata is an erect, deciduous shrub growing around 1 - 3 metres tall[
72- Title
- Manual of the Southeastern Flora.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Small J.K.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- University of N. Carolina Press.
- Year
- 1933
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Getting rather dated now, an immense work covering the flora of Southeastern N. America. No pictures, it is not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Varronia bullata is widespread throughout the Neotropics. It does not pass any of the thresholds for the threatened categories and is not subject to specific threats leading to population decline. It is also subject to ex situ conservation measures. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2014)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
72- Title
- Manual of the Southeastern Flora.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Small J.K.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- University of N. Carolina Press.
- Year
- 1933
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Getting rather dated now, an immense work covering the flora of Southeastern N. America. No pictures, it is not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
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/
Range
S. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama to southern & western Mexico; Caribbean - Trinidad to the Bahamas and Florida
Habitat
Damp or dry, brushy, sometimes rocky thickets and slopes, occasionally in fields, at elevations from 500 - 1,400 metres[
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
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Deciduous Shrub |
| Height | 2.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Plants can flower and produce fruit all year round[
72- Title
- Manual of the Southeastern Flora.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Small J.K.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- University of N. Carolina Press.
- Year
- 1933
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Getting rather dated now, an immense work covering the flora of Southeastern N. America. No pictures, it is not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
A tea prepared from leaves is used to ease a painful menstruation[
1905- Title
- Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of the medicinal species of the genus Cordia (Boraginaceae)
- Publication
- Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 69 (2017), pp. 755-789
- Author
- Oza M.J. & Kulkarni Y.A.
- Website
- http://10.1111/jphp.12715
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2017
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
]. (As Cordia globosa)
The aerial parts are antitussive, astringent, haemostatic and tonic[
1907- Title
- Antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Cordia globosa
- Publication
- Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. Vol. 10(11), pp. 179-184, 22 March, 2016
- Author
- Melissa M. et al
- Website
- http://10.5897/AJPP2015.4444
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2016
- ISBN
- 1996-0816
- Description
-
]. An infusion is used to treat diseases like skin fungal infections, throat infections and gastrointestinal upsets of posible infectious origin[
1907- Title
- Antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Cordia globosa
- Publication
- Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. Vol. 10(11), pp. 179-184, 22 March, 2016
- Author
- Melissa M. et al
- Website
- http://10.5897/AJPP2015.4444
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2016
- ISBN
- 1996-0816
- Description
-
].
The major constituent of the essential oil in the aerail parts of the plant is alpha-pinene. The essential oil has shown antimicrobial activity on bacterial and fungi strains of medical importance. The oil presents antimicrobial activity against Gram positive and Gram-negative bacteria and five fungal strains. The present study supports the use in folk medicine of the aerial parts of the plant in the treatment of gastrointestinal, respiratory, and dermatological diseases[
1907- Title
- Antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Cordia globosa
- Publication
- Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. Vol. 10(11), pp. 179-184, 22 March, 2016
- Author
- Melissa M. et al
- Website
- http://10.5897/AJPP2015.4444
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2016
- ISBN
- 1996-0816
- Description
-
]..
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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with help from
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