Hypericaceae FAMILY

Vismia guianensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vismia guianensis is a shrub or tree with a spreading crown growing up to 9 metres tall[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; Caribbean - Trinidad; Central America - Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua.

HabitatFound especially as an understorey tree in secondary rainforest, it is also found in primary rainforest and on savannahs[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ].