Asteraceae FAMILY
Libanothamnus neriifolius
Libanothamnus neriifolius
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Libanothamnus neriifolius is an evergreen, branching shrub with stout stems; it can grow around 2 - 4 metres tall. The leaves are aggregated towards the end of the branches, where they form dense whorls[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of an aromatic resin.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeNorthern S. America - Venezuela, Colombia.
HabitatOpen, windswept regions, usually above the tree line, in humus-rich moist soils; at elevations from 1,500 - 3,300 metres[ 1963 Title Caracterización química y actividad antimicrobiana del aceite esencial de las hojas de Libanothamnus neriifolius (As Publication Revista peruana de biología 26(1): 095 - 100 (2019) Author Aparicio-Zambrano R. et al Website http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v26i1.15912 Publisher Year 2019 ISBN 1561-0837 Description ].