
Rubiaceae FAMILY
Pentagonia parvifolia
Pentagonia parvifolia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pentagonia parvifolia is a tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall[ 697 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 29 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Cambridge, Massachusetts. Year 1983 ISBN Description Some interesting notes on plant uses in tropical America. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Panama.
HabitatForests.