WorldFloraDB - Peumus boldus

Characteristics

An evergreen shrub or tree. It has an aroma. It grows 4-6 m tall. It can grow to 20 m tall. The leaves are oval and dark green. They are 5 cm long. The leaves have yellow silky hairs underneath. Male and female flowers are on separate plants. The flowers are small and white. They are in short panicles at the ends of branches. The fruit are the size of hawthorn berries. They are edible.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
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Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	dioecy
Pollination	entomogamy
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Mature height (meter)	6.0
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It is damaged by frost. It does best in a warm sheltered position. It needs a well-drained, sandy, acid soil. It needs to be in the sun. It suits hardiness zones 9-11. Arboretum Tasmania.

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Dry sunny slopes in lightly wooded country.

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Usage

The sweet, aromatic fruit are eaten raw. The leaves and bark are used as condiments. The leaves are dried then used for tea. CAUTION: This herb is subject to legal restrictions in some countries. The extract should not be given during pregnancy.

Uses	alkaloid charcoal dye essential oil food fuel gene source material medicinal tea wood
Edible	barks fruits leaves
Therapeutic use	Anodyne (unspecified), Antiseptic (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Hepatotonic (unspecified), Liver (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or half hardened cuttings.

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