Bignoniaceae FAMILY
Dolichandra uncata
Dolichandra uncata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dolichandra uncata is a small to large climbing plant with woody stems, attaching itself to other vegetation by means of tendrils[ 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical. America - northern Argentina north to southern Mexico, Caribbean - Trinidad and the Windward Islands
HabitatMoist or wet thickets or forest, sometimes in mangrove swamps; at elevations up to 1,000 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/ ].