Citharexylum macrophyllum
Poir.
Bigleaf fiddlewood
VerbenaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Brazil, Guianas, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the Verbenaceae family, producing edible fruit.
Medicinal Uses
The leaves are crushed and mixed with salt in a little water to make a highly diuretic beverage that is used as a cholagogue and febrifuge. The plant contains flavone heterosides.
Names & Synonyms
Alasabo, Calango-cego, Ehuiwa'i, Kalebashout, Krabasi-oedoe, Totumillo blanco
Citharexylum amazonicum Moldenke
References (1)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 135
