Actinidiaceae FAMILY
Saurauia conzattii
Saurauia conzattii
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Saurauia conzattii is a shrub or small tree growing up to 7 metres tall[ 408 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 53 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1966 ISBN Description Contains an excellent treament of a section of the genus Inga. An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. ]. The edible fruit is sometimes gathered from the wild and used locally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeCentral America - Guatemala to Mexico.
HabitatAdvanced forest, dark rain forest, limestone areas; at elevations from 1,500 - 3,000 metres[ 408 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 53 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1966 ISBN Description Contains an excellent treament of a section of the genus Inga. An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. ]. Wet mixed mountain forest at elevations of 2,000 - 3,000 metres in Guatemala[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].