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Mouriri pusa
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Mouriri pusa

Mouriri pusa

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitSemi-deciduous Tree
GrowthSlow

Prefers a sunny position[1]. A slow-growing plant[1].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a partially shaded position in a nursery seedbed. A germination rate of around 50% can be expected, with the seed sprouting within 70 - 90 days[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Mouriri+pusa>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. — Lorenzi. H. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. · 2009 · ISBN 85-86714-34-4 ↩︎Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
  2. [2]Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics — Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil. · 2000 · ISBN 85-867174-24-0 ↩︎A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.
  3. [3]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.
  4. [4]Influence of extracts of Stryphnodendron polyphyllum and S.obovatum on the cicatrisation of cutaneous wounds in rats — Lopes G.C. et al · Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2005 (June) ↩︎A research paper into the effectiveness of two species of plants at healing wounds.
  5. [5]Anti-hemorrhagic Activity of Four Brazilian Vegetable Species — Nishijima C.M.; Hiruma-Lima C.A. Et al · Molecules; Basel · 2009 · http://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules · ISBN 1420-3049 ↩︎Research paper on the use of flavones in four Brazilian plant species to treat haemorrhaging as a result of snake bites. An open source document, available online.
  6. [6]Studies of gastric mucosa regeneration and safety promoted by Mouriri pusa treatment in acetic acid ulcer model. — Vasconcelos PC, Kushima H, et al · Journal of Ethnopharmacology; · 2008 Jan 17;115(2):293-301. Epub 2007 Oct 10. ↩︎A research paper, studying the ability of Mouriri pusa to protect the stomach from gastric ulcers and promote the healing of existing ulcers.