Rubiaceae FAMILY
Pentagonia williamsii
Pentagonia williamsii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pentagonia williamsii is a shrub or a tree The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as an addition to the body dye of Genipa americana[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.
HabitatAn understorey tree in forest[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ].