Varronia grandiflora

Botanical Description

Varronia grandiflora is a shrub growing up to 3.5 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, valued for its large, trumpet-shaped flowers[ 356 Title The Useful and Ornamental Plants of Trinidad and Tobago. Publication Author Williams. R. O. & Williams. R. O. Jnr. Publisher Self Published in Trinidad and Tobago. Year 1951 ISBN Description Terse details of a wide range of plants both native and introduced to Trinidad and Tobago. Gives a brief description of the plant and some of its local uses. ].