Varronia dichotoma
Ruiz & Pav.
Boraginaceae
Cordia bifurcata Roem. & Schult.
Cordia corymbosa detonsa I.M.Johnst.
Cordia dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) Gürke
Cordia parviflora (Ortega) G.Don
Gerascanthus bifurcatus (Roem. & Schult.) Borhidi
Lithocardium dichotomum Kuntze
Ulmarronia dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) Friesen
Varronia bifurcata (Roem. & Schult.) Feuillet
Varronia parviflora Ortega
Common Name:
General Information
Varronia dichotoma is a deciduous shrub growing up to 3 metres tall[
485- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Vol 75
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden: Boston.
- Year
- 1988
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains, amongst other things, an article on the flora of Tanzania, a treatment of the genus Xyris and one for the Panamanian Boraginaceae. It can be downloaded from the internet.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and hair wash.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
485- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Vol 75
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden: Boston.
- Year
- 1988
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains, amongst other things, an article on the flora of Tanzania, a treatment of the genus Xyris and one for the Panamanian Boraginaceae. It can be downloaded from the internet.
Range
S. America - Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Paraguay to Nicaragua; Caribbean -Jamaica
Habitat
Wet forests; at elevations up to 600 metres[
484- Title
- West African Forests and Forestry
- Publication
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- Author
- Unwin A.H.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- T. Fisher Unwin Ltd.; London
- Year
- 1920
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Quite extensive information on some of the trees of West Africa. The book can be downloaded from the Internet
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Deciduous Shrub |
| Height | 2.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The cooked plant is used to wash the head and remove dandruff[
1783- Title
- Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador
- Publication
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- 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
-
].
An infusion of the plant is taken as a remedy for bad urine[
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 cooked plant is used to wash the head and remove dandruff[
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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with help from
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