Sapindaceae FAMILY
Matayba purgans
Matayba purgans
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Matayba purgans is an evergreen tree with a spreading crown; it can grow from 5 - 8 metres tall. The slender, straight, often fluted bole usually branches from low down, around 60 - 90cm from the ground[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local medicinal uses.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela.
HabitatUsually found in open areas of secondary growth, in sandy-loam soils amongst shrubs and small trees at elevations up to 450 metres[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ].