Fabaceae FAMILY
Rhynchosia pyramidalis
Rhynchosia pyramidalis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Rhynchosia pyramidalis varies from a small to large climbing plant with twining stems that are usually herbaceous but sometimes become more or less woody near their base[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Peru, Colombia; C. America - Panama, Nicaragua to Mexico; western Caribbean.
HabitatWet to dry thickets, often in second growth, frequent as a weed in hedges, sometimes in forest; at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].