Zygophyllaceae FAMILY
Porlieria hygrometra
Porlieria hygrometra
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Porlieria hygrometra is a stocky, evergreen, intricately branched shrub growing about 2 metres tall. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Bolivia and Peru.
HabitatArid slopes and rocks at elevations of 1,000 - 2,000 metres[ 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description 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. ].