
Loganiaceae FAMILY
Spigelia glabrata
Spigelia glabrata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
We have no records of toxicity, but at least one other species in this genus is toxic. Care should be exercised if ingesting the plant[PFAF].
Cultivation Details
HabitPerennial
Growth—
Not known
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Spigelia+glabrata>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
- [2]Diccionario das Plantas Uteis do Brasil — Correa M.P. · Imprensa Nacional; Rio de Janeiro · 1926 ↩︎A massive work in 6 volumes giving details of the various uses of Brazilian plants.
- [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎