Solanaceae FAMILY

Brunfelsia grandiflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant contains alkaloids and can be toxic for humans and grazing animals[ 521 Title Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador. Publication Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15 Author Vickers W.T.; Plowman T. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; USA. Year 1984 ISBN 0015 - 0746 Description Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The roots are used as a fish poison[ 563 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 25 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Botanical Museum; Massachusetts. Year 1977 ISBN Description Contains an article on medicinal and poisonous plants in the Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Botanical Description

Brunfelsia grandiflora is an evergreen shrub or a small tree with a much-branched crown; it can grow from 1 - 6 metres tall, occasionally reaching 10 metres. The short bole is up to 7cm in diameter[ 929 Title A Revision of the South American Species of Brunfelsia (Solanaceae) Publication Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 39 Author Plowman T.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago. Year 1998 ISBN 0015-0746 Description A botanical journal, this edition is devoted entirely to the revision of the genus Brunfelsia in S. America. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is widely used throughout the western Amazon as both a medicine and narcotic. It is usually harvested from the wild, but the plant is sometimes cultivated for medicinal use in home gardens in Ecuador, and is commonly grown as an ornamental in tropical gardens[ 521 Title Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador. Publication Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15 Author Vickers W.T.; Plowman T. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; USA. Year 1984 ISBN 0015 - 0746 Description Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela.

HabitatAn understorey plant in dense, moist primary forest and the more open secondary growth formations; growing at elevations from 100 - 2,000 metres[ 521 Title Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador. Publication Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15 Author Vickers W.T.; Plowman T. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; USA. Year 1984 ISBN 0015 - 0746 Description Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 929 Title A Revision of the South American Species of Brunfelsia (Solanaceae) Publication Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 39 Author Plowman T.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago. Year 1998 ISBN 0015-0746 Description A botanical journal, this edition is devoted entirely to the revision of the genus Brunfelsia in S. America. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].