Malvaceae FAMILY

Byttneria aculeata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Espino hueco is a shrub with hollow angulate stems, sometimes growing erect but more commonly the branches are recurved or scandent and scramble over other plants for support[ 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/ ]. The branches and lower leaf surfaces are armed with sharp recurved prickles[ 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/ ]. The roots are sometimes harvested from the wild for medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Bolivia, north through Central America to Mexico.

HabitatDry to moist forests[ 315 Title Flora of Barro Colorado Island Publication Author Croat. Thomas B. Website http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/bioinformatics/croat/home Publisher Stanford University Press Year 1978 ISBN 0-8047-0950-5 Description A very good flora of an area in Panama. Written some years ago, so some of the names have been changed. The book is out of print, but the whole flora is now available on the web. ]. Chiefly in moist or wet thickets, most often in second growth, frequently a noxious weed in banana plantations, most common in the tierra caliente but ascending to about 1,200 metres[ 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/ ].