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Phthirusa stelis
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Phthirusa stelis

Phthirusa stelis

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub
Growth—

A plant of the tropics, where it is found at elevations from near sea level to over 2,500 metres, but is most common at lower to middle elevations. Within its native range, the plant can become a pest on cultivated trees and shrubs[1].

Propagation

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

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]Medicinal Plants of the Guianas — DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. · Smithsonian Museum · http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html ↩︎A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region
  3. [3]Flora of Costa Rica — Standley P.C. · Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago · 1938 · http://www.archive.org/ ↩︎Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet.
  4. [4]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.