Rytidostylis gracilis
Cucurbitaceae FAMILY

Rytidostylis gracilis

Rytidostylis gracilis

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rytidostylis gracilis is an annual, climbing plant that can be small or large[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. A much-branched plant, it usually climbs over shrubs, supporting itself by means of tendrils, though sometimes grows prostrate along the ground[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The edible fruits are sometimes gathered from the wild for local use[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeNorthern S. America - Colombia, Venezuela and Colombia, through Central America to Mexico.
HabitatDamp or wet thickets, forest, weedy clearings, sometimes on open banks, from sea level to elevations of 1,400 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].