
Rubiaceae FAMILY
Isertia pittieri
Isertia pittieri
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Isertia pittieri is a small tree with a pyramidal crown growing 4 - 5 metres tall[ 593 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 17 Publication Author Various Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institute; Washington. Year 1913 - 1916 ISBN Description Various articles on botany. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The leaves are sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a soap.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeNorthwestern S. America - Colombia, Ecuador.
HabitatNot known