Kielmeyera corymbosa
Mart. & Zucc.
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Description
A shrub in the Clusiaceae family growing to about 80 cm tall, found in tropical seasonally dry areas.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are used to make a stimulating coffee-like drink.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used to make a stimulating coffee like drink.
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Medicinal Uses
The leaves have stimulating properties.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in seasonally dry areas.
Where It Grows
Brazil*, South America,
Synonyms
Bonnetia corymbosa (Mart.) Spreng.and some others
References (1)
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 186
