
Boraginaceae FAMILY
Varronia vasqueziana
Varronia vasqueziana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Varronia vasqueziana is a deciduous shrub[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of material for fencing.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeNorthwest S. America - Peru, Ecuador
HabitatNot known