Cyclanthaceae FAMILY
Sphaeradenia angustifolia
Sphaeradenia angustifolia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Sphaeradenia angustifolia is an evergreen shrub growing up to 2.5 metres tall. The leaves are a favoured local material for thatching.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Peru.
HabitatForming dense and impenetrable thickets, like those of some dwarf palms, in rocky places of the drier mountains[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ].