Siparunaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Siparuna grandiflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is said to be poisonous and to be used by some native peoples to commit suicide[ 1864 Title Siparunaceae Publication Flora Neotropica, Vol. 95, Siparunaceae (May 23, 2005), pp. 1-247 Author Renner S.S. & Hausner G. Publisher New York Botanical Garden Press; New York Year 2005 ISBN 0-89327-462-3 Description ].

Botanical Description

Siparuna grandiflora is an evergreen shrub or a small tree growing from 2 - 10 metres tall. The bole is around 8cm in diameter[ 1864 Title Siparunaceae Publication Flora Neotropica, Vol. 95, Siparunaceae (May 23, 2005), pp. 1-247 Author Renner S.S. & Hausner G. Publisher New York Botanical Garden Press; New York Year 2005 ISBN 0-89327-462-3 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. Siparuna grandiflora has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Panama, north to Guatemala and southern Mexico

HabitatA common understorey shrub in primary and secondary forests; at elevations up to 2,200 metres[ 1864 Title Siparunaceae Publication Flora Neotropica, Vol. 95, Siparunaceae (May 23, 2005), pp. 1-247 Author Renner S.S. & Hausner G. Publisher New York Botanical Garden Press; New York Year 2005 ISBN 0-89327-462-3 Description ].