
Boraginaceae FAMILY
Varronia multispicata
Varronia multispicata
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitShrub
Growth—
Succeeds in a sunny position, growing well on nutrient-depleted soils[1]. The plant responds well to coppicing and can survive forest fires by resprouting from the roots[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Varronia+multispicata>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]The role of the shrub Cordia multispicata Cham. as a 'succession facilitator' in an abandoned pasture, Paragominas, — Vieira I.C.G.; Uhl C. & Nepstad D.C. · 1994 · http://10.1007/BF00044863 ↩︎
- [2]Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 16 — Rehder A. (Editor) · Harvard University: Boston. · 1935 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A botanical journal containing several interesting articles including one on the Boraginaceae of Amazonia.
- [3]Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants — http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 ↩︎Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
- [4]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
- [5]Fruits of the Guianan Flora — van Roosmalen. M.G.M. · Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. · 1985 · ISBN 90-9000988-4 ↩︎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.
- [6]Medicinal Plants of Brazil — Mors W.B.; Rizzini C.T.; Pereira N.A. · Reference Publications; Michigan. · 2000 · ISBN 0-917256-42-5 ↩︎An extremely concise book, listing approximately 1,500 species and varieties of plants with their botanical name, common name in Brazil, regions in Brazil where the plant is found, a brief list of uses and any medically active compounds in the plant.
- [7]Medicinal and poisonous diversity of the flora of 'Cariri Paraibano', Brazil. — Agra M.F. Et al · Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2007 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2006.12.007 ↩︎An article from the Journal of Ethnopharmacy, available as a PDF document on the Internet. Brief details of some medicinal plants from an area of Brazil.