Status:
valid
Authors:
Radlk.
Source:
tro
Year:
1879
Citation Micro:
Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 9: 629 (1879)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001134944
Common Names
- Matayba purgans
- Purgans Matayba
- Purgans Tree
Description
Matayba purgans (also called Purgans Matayba, among many other common names) is a shrub or small tree native to the Caribbean and Central and South America. It grows up to 6 meters tall and has alternate, trifoliate leaves. The flowers are small and white, and the fruits are globose, yellow-brown drupes.
Uses & Benefits
Matayba purgans is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a hedge plant. It has medicinal properties, such as for treating fever, headaches, and stomach aches.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Matayba purgans has small, white flowers that are arranged in clusters. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings are small and have a single pair of leaves.
Where to Find Matayba purgans
Matayba purgans is native to tropical regions of Central and South America. It can be found in tropical rainforests, as well as in disturbed areas such as roadsides and pastures.
Species in the Matayba genus
Matayba spruceana,
Matayba scrobiculata,
Matayba robusta,
Matayba ptariana,
Matayba peruviana,
Matayba pallens,
Matayba oppositifolia,
Matayba opaca,
Matayba yutajensis,
Matayba floribunda,
Matayba elegans,
Matayba elaeagnoides,
Matayba clavelligera,
Matayba guianensis,
Matayba camptoneura,
Matayba atropurpurea,
Matayba arborescens,
Matayba apetala,
Matayba adenanthera,
Matayba leucodictya,
Matayba mexicana,
Matayba glaberrima,
Matayba kennedyi,
Matayba kavanayena,
Matayba intermedia,
Matayba ingifolia,
Matayba inelegans,
Matayba longipes,
Matayba ayangannensis,
Matayba discolor,
Matayba grandis,
Matayba heterophylla,
Matayba paucijuga,
Matayba punctata,
Matayba stenodictya,
Matayba sylvatica,
Matayba talisioides,
Matayba domingensis,
Matayba kennedyae,
Matayba purgans,
Matayba macrocarpa,
Matayba verapazensis,
Matayba boliviana,
Matayba marginata,
Matayba juglandifolia,
Matayba cristae,
Matayba mollis,
Matayba obovata,
Matayba livescens,
Species in the Sapindaceae family