Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Plukenetia polyadenia
Plukenetia polyadenia
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Plukenetia polyadenia is a vigorous climbing shrub, twining around other trees for support and able to reach up into the canopy. The seeds are harvested from the wild as a source of oil. They are sometimes sold in local markets.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guyanas.
HabitatClambering into the canopy in moist to wet lowland or lower montane forest, at elevations from sea level to almost 1,000 metres[ 674 Title A Contribution to the Guianan Flora: Dalechampia, Haematostemon, Omphalea, Pera, Plukenetia and Tragia (Euphorbiacea Publication Smithsonian Contributions to Botany No. 86 Author Gillespie L.J. & Armbruster W.S. Website http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/Botany/ Publisher Smithsonian Institution Press; Washington. Year 1997 ISBN 97-10535 Description Part of an excellent series of papers by the Smithsonian Institute, it can be downloaded from their website. ].