Varronia grandiflora
Desv.
Boraginaceae
Cordia grandiflora (Desv.) Kunth
Cordia rufa Klotzsch
Lithocardium grandiflorum (Desv.) Kuntze
Varronia lantanoides Willd. ex Cham.
Common Name:
General Information
Varronia grandiflora is a shrub growing up to 3.5 metres tall.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, valued for its large, trumpet-shaped flowers[
356- Title
- The Useful and Ornamental Plants of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Williams. R. O. & Williams. R. O. Jnr.
- Publisher
- Self Published in Trinidad and Tobago.
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Terse details of a wide range of plants both native and introduced to Trinidad and Tobago. Gives a brief description of the plant and some of its local uses.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Northern S. America - Colombia, Venezuela, northeast Brazil, Guyana
Habitat
Sides of rivers and streams
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 2.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
]. The ovoid, glabrous, red fruit is around 2.5mm x 3 - 4mm.
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
None known
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
Richard Morris.
