Boraginaceae FAMILY
Varronia linnaei
Varronia linnaei
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Varronia linnaei is a shrub growing up to 4 metres tall[ 485 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Vol 75 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden: Boston. Year 1988 ISBN Description Contains, amongst other things, an article on the flora of Tanzania, a treatment of the genus Xyris and one for the Panamanian Boraginaceae. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Colombia; C. America - Panama, Nicaragua, Beliza, Guatemala; Caribbean - Cuba to the Leeward Islands; N. America - Mexico
HabitatMoist to wet forests; at elevations up to 900 metres[ 485 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Vol 75 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden: Boston. Year 1988 ISBN Description Contains, amongst other things, an article on the flora of Tanzania, a treatment of the genus Xyris and one for the Panamanian Boraginaceae. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].