Boraginaceae FAMILY

Cordia ecalyculata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cordia ecalyculata is a small, evergreen tree with a dense, ellipsoid crown; it can grow 8 - 12 metres tall. The bole is around 30 - 40cm in diameter[ 318 Title Raintree Nutrition - Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the medicinal uses of more than two hundred rainforest plants, mainly from S. America, with basic descriptions of the plants, their other uses etc. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for medicinal use, timber and as a coffee substitute. Chá de bugre has been highly commercialized as a weight loss aid in Brazil where it is commonly seen for sale in pharmacies, stores etc[ 318 Title Raintree Nutrition - Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the medicinal uses of more than two hundred rainforest plants, mainly from S. America, with basic descriptions of the plants, their other uses etc. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Paraguay, southern and eastern Brazil.

HabitatAn understorey tree in dense primary and secondary semi-deciduous forests, growing in moist, fertile soils[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].