Gesneriaceae FAMILY

Codonanthopsis dissimulata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Codonanthopsis dissimulata is an epiphytic herb with fleshy leaves forming 'ant gardens' on the trunks of trees[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It has been suggested as a potential clinical treatment for headaches[ 919 Title Headache Treatments By Native Peoples of the Ecuadorian Amazon: A Preliminary Cross-Disciplinary Assessment Publication Journal of Ethnopharmacology Vol. 36 Issue 3 pp 193 - 206 Author Russo E.B. Publisher Elsevier Year 1992 ISBN 0378-8741 Description A scientific article looking at some of the most promising plants in Ecuador for treating headaches. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guyanas.

HabitatAn epiphytic plant, growing on tree trunks in forest margins and in Mauritia flexuosa swamps[ 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. ].