Boraginaceae FAMILY
Varronia dichotoma
Varronia dichotoma
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Varronia dichotoma is a deciduous shrub growing up to 3 metres tall[ 485 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Vol 75 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden: Boston. Year 1988 ISBN Description Contains, amongst other things, an article on the flora of Tanzania, a treatment of the genus Xyris and one for the Panamanian Boraginaceae. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and hair wash.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Paraguay to Nicaragua; Caribbean -Jamaica
HabitatWet forests; at elevations up to 600 metres[ 484 Title West African Forests and Forestry Publication Author Unwin A.H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher T. Fisher Unwin Ltd.; London Year 1920 ISBN Description Quite extensive information on some of the trees of West Africa. The book can be downloaded from the Internet ].