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Bignoniaceae FAMILY

Bignonia nocturna

Bignonia nocturna

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

All parts of the plant are rich in cyanogenetic heterosides, which yield hydrocyanic acid[ 348 Title Medicinal Plants of the Guianas Publication Author DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. Website http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html Publisher Smithsonian Museum Year 0 ISBN Description A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region ]. The plant is poisonous for grazing animals[ 2099 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 60 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. Year 1973 ISBN Description Contains parts of the Flora of Panama, including Bignoniaceae.This, and other volumes of the series, are available for download from the Internet. ]. The leaves, and sometimes the pulverized bark, are to stupefy bees in their hive in order to obtain their honey[ 348 Title Medicinal Plants of the Guianas Publication Author DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. Website http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html Publisher Smithsonian Museum Year 0 ISBN Description A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region ].

Botanical Description

Bignonia nocturna is a climbing plant with woody stems with vigorous woody stems that can be 5cm or more in diameter and climb high into the surrounding trees It attaches itself to nearby vegetation by means of tendrils[ 2099 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 60 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. Year 1973 ISBN Description Contains parts of the Flora of Panama, including Bignoniaceae.This, and other volumes of the series, are available for download from the Internet. ].. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Surinam; C. America - Panama
HabitatRainforest, gallery forest and savannah forest[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ].