Parmentiera stenocarpa

Botanical Description

Parmentiera stenocarpa is a shrubby, evergreen tree growing around 4 - 7 metres tall with a bole around 8cm in diameter[ 2094 Title Bignoniaceae Part 1 (Crescentieae and Tourrettieae) Publication Flora Neotropica Monograph Vol. 25, No. 1. pp 1-130 Author Gentry A.H. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden, New York Year 1980 ISBN 0-89327-222-1 Description ] The plant is harvested from, the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental. The fruit is said to have commercial possibilities because its flavour is appropriate for desserts and fruit juices[ 887 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 79 Publication Author van der Werff H. (Editor) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. Year 1992 ISBN 0026-6493 Description A botanical journal, it includes an article on the ethnobotanical uses of the plant family Bignoniaceae. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Parmentiera stenocarpa is restricted to Colombia, though it has a wide distribution within that country, including relatively undisturbed regions and protected areas. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].