
Gentianaceae FAMILY
Tachia guianensis
Tachia guianensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
4/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitShrub
Growth—
A plant of the moist, lowland tropics.
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tachia+guianensis>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 56 — Harvard University · 1975 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Various articles on botany, including a treatment of the genus Tachia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [2]Medicinal Plants of the Guianas — DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. · Smithsonian Museum · http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html ↩︎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
- [3]An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied Sciences. — Gould G.M. · P. Blakiston's Son & Co.; Philadelphia. · 1907 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A major work at the time, though very dated now. Contains quite a lot of information about medicinal plant uses.
- [4]Indicador de Madeiras e Plantas Uteis do Brasil. — Fonseca E. T. De · Officinas graphicas Villas-Boas & Co.; Rio de Janeiro · 1922 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Brief details of some of the uses of Brazilian plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [5]Plants used traditionally to treat malaria in Brazil. — Botsaris A.S. · Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine · 2007 ↩︎Brief details of plants that have traditionally been used to treat malaria.
- [6]Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 30 — Harvard University, Boston. · 1984 - 1986 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A series of botanical articles. It contains an article on the medicinal and toxic plants of the northwest Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.