Vaupesia cataractarum R.E.Schult.

Cataract vaupesia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Vaupesia

Characteristics

An evergreen tree. It grows 25 m tall.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 22.5
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Environment

Rocky and sterile but well-watered sites usually alongside cataracts and rapids in the rivers, where there are either quartzitic or granitic outcrops.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows on rocky land in well watered sites along rivers.
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Usage

Caution: The seeds contain cyanide. The seeds can be processed to remove the poison then eaten. They need to be boiled and washed several times. They are then crushed.
Uses medicinal poison
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Poison (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Vaupesia cataractarum world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:262733-2
WFO ID wfo-0000331597
COL ID 7FK3Y
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Synonyms

Vaupesia cataractarum