Varronia cylindrostachya
Ruiz & Pav.
Boraginaceae
The specific name is sometimes spelled cylindristachya.
Cordia caracasana A.DC.
Cordia cylindrostachya (Ruiz & Pav.) Roem. & Schult.
Cordia floribunda (Desv.) Spreng.
Cordia humboldtii Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Cordia lanata Kunth
Cordia linearicalycina Killip ex J.Estrada
Cordia llanense Killip ex J.Estrada
Cordia macrostachya (Ruiz & Pav.) Spreng.
Cordia martinicensis Sieber ex Griseb.
Cordia rubescens Estrada
Cordia salviifolia Kunth
Cordia subserrata K.Krause
Cordia tarmensis K.Krause
Lithocardium caracasanum (A.DC.) Kuntze
Lithocardium cylindrostachyum Kuntze
Montjolya cylindrostachya (Ruiz & Pav.) Friesen
Montjolya floribunda (Desv.) Friesen
Montjolya macrostachya Friesen
Montjolya mollis Friesen
Varronia caracasana (A.DC.) Borhidi
Varronia curassavica Bertero ex A.DC.
Varronia floribunda Desv.
Varronia humboldtii Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Varronia lanata (Kunth) Borhidi
Varronia macrostachya Ruiz & Pav.
Varronia salviifolia Balb.
Varronia spicata Salzm. ex A.DC.
Common Name:
General Information
Varronia cylindrostachya is a much-branched shrub or a small tree usually growing around 3 - 4 metres tall[
1912- Title
- Cordia cylindristachya Roem. et Schult. (Boraginaceae) Naturalised in India
- Publication
- Bull. Bot. Surv. India Vol. 30 (I-4), pp 171-173, 1988
- Author
- Ravi N. & Muraleedharan P.N.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1988
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The leaves are harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. It is sometimes grown as a hedge plant in southern India[
1912- Title
- Cordia cylindristachya Roem. et Schult. (Boraginaceae) Naturalised in India
- Publication
- Bull. Bot. Surv. India Vol. 30 (I-4), pp 171-173, 1988
- Author
- Ravi N. & Muraleedharan P.N.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1988
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; Caribbean - Venezuelan Antilles
Habitat
Not known
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 2.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Plants can flower and produce seed all year round[
1912- Title
- Cordia cylindristachya Roem. et Schult. (Boraginaceae) Naturalised in India
- Publication
- Bull. Bot. Surv. India Vol. 30 (I-4), pp 171-173, 1988
- Author
- Ravi N. & Muraleedharan P.N.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1988
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Edible Uses
The red fruit is an ovoid or ellipsoid drupe around 8mm long, surrounded by a persistent calyx,and with a viscid pulp[
1912- Title
- Cordia cylindristachya Roem. et Schult. (Boraginaceae) Naturalised in India
- Publication
- Bull. Bot. Surv. India Vol. 30 (I-4), pp 171-173, 1988
- Author
- Ravi N. & Muraleedharan P.N.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1988
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
We have seen no further specific information for this species. The fruits of most Cordia (Varronia) species are comprised of a thin to fairly thick layer of pulpy, sweetish-tasting flesh surrounding a single seed and are more or less edible[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
,
422- Title
- Fruits of the Guianan Flora
- Publication
-
- Author
- van Roosmalen. M.G.M.
- Publisher
- Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands.
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- 90-9000988-4
- Description
- Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat.
], (though some are known to cause gastric disturbances).
Medicinal
A decoction of the leaves is used to relieve stomach pain, dysentery, diarrhoea and menstrual pain. It has an abortifacient effect[
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
-
].
An infusion of the leaves is used to treat inflammations and fevers[
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
-
].
Agroforestry Uses:
An excellent plant for making a close, compact hedge[
1912- Title
- Cordia cylindristachya Roem. et Schult. (Boraginaceae) Naturalised in India
- Publication
- Bull. Bot. Surv. India Vol. 30 (I-4), pp 171-173, 1988
- Author
- Ravi N. & Muraleedharan P.N.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1988
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
The trunk is used to make poles[
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 wood is used for fuel[
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 -
Cuttings
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