Acanthaceae FAMILY
Elytraria imbricata
Elytraria imbricata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Elytraria imbricata is a herbaceous perennial that varies in habit from a stemless plant with a rosette of leaves, to a plant with a stem that can be up to 60cm tall with the leaves all crowded at the tips[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ]. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; through Central America to Mexico, Texas and Arizona.
HabitatBushy slopes, in thickets, and in shrubby forests at low elevations[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ]. Damp or dry thickets, open or shaded banks, ravines, roadsides, waste places; at elevations of 75 - 1,800 metres in Guatemala[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].