Asteraceae FAMILY

Neurolaena lobata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Neurolaena lobata is a usually sparsely branched, perenial plant, often shrubby, that can grow 1 - 4 metres tall. A popular local remedy, especially for malaria, the plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local use. It is sometimes cultivated for its medicinal uses in Honduras, particularly as a remedy for malaria[ 512 Title Flora of the Lancetilla Valley, Honduras. Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago. Year 1931 ISBN Description Rather short on details at times, which is not surprising since so little information was available at the time. Still a useful flora. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama to Mexico; Caribbean - Trinidad to Cuba and the Bahamas.

HabitatRiverbanks in open, secondary growth[ 521 Title Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador. Publication Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15 Author Vickers W.T.; Plowman T. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; USA. Year 1984 ISBN 0015 - 0746 Description Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Damp or wet thickets, or sometimes in oak forest, commonly in secondary growth, often in cultivated fields, along brushy stream banks and open hillsides or roadsides, from sea level to 1,400 metres[ 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/ ].