Bignoniaceae FAMILY
Tynanthus panurensis
Tynanthus panurensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitClimber
Growth—
The wood and the leaves of this species, and several others in the genus Tynanthus, smell strongly of clove (Syzygium aromaticum) and bear the Portuguese name 'cipo cravo' (cravol is clove in Portuguese). The smell of clove is largely due to the presence of the essential oil 'eugenol'. It is considered that the stronger the smell then the more eugenol is present; and the more eugenol there is then the more the plant will share the medicinal activities of eugenol[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tynanthus+panurensis>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Duke’s handbook of medicinal plants of Latin America — Duke J.A. · Taylor & Francis Group, LLC; Florida · 2009 · ISBN 978-1-4200-4316-7 ↩︎
- [2]Taxonomic Revision of Tynanthus (Bignonieae, Bignoniaceae) — Medeiros M.C.M. & Lohmann L.G. · Magnolia Press · 2015 · ISBN 978-1-77557-727-0 ↩︎
- [3]Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 79 — van der Werff H. (Editor) · Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. · 1992 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org · ISBN 0026-6493 ↩︎A botanical journal, it includes an article on the ethnobotanical uses of the plant family Bignoniaceae. It can be downloaded from the Internet.