Asteraceae FAMILY

Salmea scandens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is used as a fish poison, said to be so powerful that the fish 'jump out of the water.'[ 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/ ].

Botanical Description

Salmea scandens is an erect, arching or (more commonly), a more or less scandent shrub producing stems 2 - 3 metres long. The plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, north to the Caribbean and through C. America to northern Mexico.

HabitatDamp or wet thickets or forest, often in pine-oak forest, frequently in second growth, at elevations from sea level to 3,000 metres, but most common at 1,500 - 2,400 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/ ].