Bignoniaceae FAMILY
Mansoa hymenaea
Mansoa hymenaea
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Mansoa hymenaea is a climbing shrub with stems to at least 5cm in diameter that attatch themselves to other plants by means of tendrils[ 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a condiment, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, French Guiana, Surinam, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama to Guatemala and central Mexico
HabitatA common liana of the tropical seasonally dry forest, occurring also sporadically in the tropical moist forest; at elevations from near sea level to 1,300 metres[ 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ]..