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Fabaceae FAMILY

Campsiandra comosa

Campsiandra comosa

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

The seed has a circular, spongy wing encircling it that enables it to float on the surface of the water[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Campsiandra+comosa>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Novon Vol 6 — Various · Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. · 1996 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A journal of Botanical Nomenclature. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  2. [2]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.
  3. [3]Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru — Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. · David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. · 2004 · ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 ↩︎A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus.
  4. [4]Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, 1889 — Royal Gardens; Kew; London · 1889 ↩︎
  5. [5]Medicinal Plants of Brazil — Mors W.B.; Rizzini C.T.; Pereira N.A. · Reference Publications; Michigan. · 2000 · ISBN 0-917256-42-5 ↩︎An extremely concise book, listing approximately 1,500 species and varieties of plants with their botanical name, common name in Brazil, regions in Brazil where the plant is found, a brief list of uses and any medically active compounds in the plant.
  6. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎