Malvaceae FAMILY

Herrania purpurea

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The fruits of many members of this genus have some or many stinging hairs on them^[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree

Growth—

Succeeds in most soils^[1].

Propagation

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

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 39 — Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass. · 1958 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Amongst the many botanical articles is a treatment of the genus Herrania. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
[2]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.