
Rubiaceae FAMILY
Pentagonia pinnatifida
Pentagonia pinnatifida
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pentagonia pinnatifida is a shrub or a tree that can grow 75 - 300cm tall[ 759 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 67 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri. Year 1980 ISBN Description A botanical magazine, it contains part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - northern Colombia; C. America - Panama.
HabitatNot known