Solanaceae FAMILY

Brunfelsia chiricaspi

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

Although providing many well-known foods for people, including the potato, tomato, pepper and aubergine, most plants in the family Solanaceae also contain poisonous alkaloids. Unless there are specific entries with information on edible uses, it would be unwise to ingest any part of this plant[ K Title Plants for a Future Author Ken Fern Description Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. ].

Botanical Description

Brunfelsia chiricaspi is a few-branched, evergreen shrub or a small tree with a crown of lax, spreading branches; it generally grows 1 - 3 metres tall. The short bole is around 5cm in diameter[ 717 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 23 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass. Year 1974 ISBN Description A series of botanical articles. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The plant is a favoured hallucinogenic plant for several native tribes in the Amazon, and is often harvested from the wild for this purpose[ 929 Title A Revision of the South American Species of Brunfelsia (Solanaceae) Publication Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 39 Author Plowman T.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago. Year 1998 ISBN 0015-0746 Description A botanical journal, this edition is devoted entirely to the revision of the genus Brunfelsia in S. America. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Ecuador, Colombia.

HabitatAn understorey shrub in humid, primary forests at elevations of 325 - 500 metres, occasionally persisting after cutting of the forest[ 717 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 23 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass. Year 1974 ISBN Description A series of botanical articles. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].