Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Alchornea castaneifolia
Alchornea castaneifolia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
4/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitTree
Growth—
The plant can withstand seasonal inundation[1]. Iporuru can be harvested only in the Amazon's dry season; it spends the rainy season underwater. The locals believe that the active medicinal properties found in the bark are present only during the dry season[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Alchornea+castaneifolia>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Raintree Nutrition - Tropical Plant Database — http://www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm ↩︎Detailed information on the medicinal uses of more than two hundred rainforest plants, mainly from S. America, with basic descriptions of the plants, their other uses etc.
- [2]Woods of Northeastern Peru — Williams L. · Field Museum Press; Chicago. · 1936 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [3]Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 30 — Harvard University, Boston. · 1984 - 1986 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A series of botanical articles. It contains an article on the medicinal and toxic plants of the northwest Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.