Status:
valid
Authors:
Cuatrec.
Source:
tro
Year:
1958
Citation Micro:
Webbia 13: 548 (1958)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001076451
Common Names
- Spachea Membranacea
- Membranacea Spachea
- Membranacea
Uses & Benefits
Spachea membranacea is used as an ornamental plant, as it has attractive flowers and foliage. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments, including fever, colds, and skin diseases.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Spachea membranacea has white flowers with five petals, each about 1 cm long. The seeds are small, brown, and round, and the seedlings are about 5 cm tall and have small, oval-shaped leaves.
Where to Find Spachea membranacea
Spachea membranacea can be found in the tropical forests of Central and South America.
Species in the Spachea genus
Species in the Malpighiaceae family
Acmanthera cowanii,
Acmanthera duckei,
Acmanthera fernandesii,
Acmanthera latifolia,
Acmanthera longifolia,
Acmanthera minima,
Acmanthera parviflora,
Acridocarpus adenophorus,
Acridocarpus alopecurus,
Acridocarpus alternifolius,
Acridocarpus austrocaledonicus,
Acridocarpus ballyi,
Acridocarpus camerunensis,
Acridocarpus chevalieri,
Acridocarpus chloropterus,
Acridocarpus congestus,
Acridocarpus congolensis,
Acridocarpus excelsus,
Acridocarpus glaucescens,
Acridocarpus hirundo,
Acridocarpus humbertii,
Acridocarpus humblotii,
Acridocarpus katangensis,
Acridocarpus ledermannii,
Acridocarpus longifolius,
Acridocarpus macrocalyx,
Acridocarpus mayumbensis,
Acridocarpus monodii,
Acridocarpus natalitius,
Acridocarpus oppositifolius,
Acridocarpus orientalis,
Acridocarpus pauciglandulosus,
Acridocarpus perrieri,
Acridocarpus plagiopterus,
Acridocarpus prasinus,
Acridocarpus scheffleri,
Acridocarpus smeathmannii,
Acridocarpus socotranus,
Acridocarpus spectabilis,
Acridocarpus staudtii,
Acridocarpus ugandensis,
Acridocarpus vanderystii,
Acridocarpus vivy,
Acridocarpus zanzibaricus,
Adelphia hiraea,
Adelphia macrophylla,
Adelphia mirabilis,
Adelphia platyrachis,
Aenigmatanthera doniana,
Aenigmatanthera lasiandra,