Fabaceae FAMILY
Otholobium mexicanum
Otholobium mexicanum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Otholobium mexicanum is a usually much-branched, very leafy, shrub or a small tree that can grow 1 - 3 metres tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a refreshing tea and a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia
HabitatSunny slopes, woodland edges, shrubby woodland, usually at elevations above 2,000 metres[ 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. ].