User:DavidAnstiss/Davilla rugosa

Davilla rugosa, is a species of plant belonging to the genus Davilla of the family Dilleniaceae. It is native to central and southern Tropical America. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biomes. It is used locally as a medicine plant.

Davilla rugosa

Taxon
There are 2 known and accepted Infraspecifics;
 * Davilla rugosa var. riedelii Eichler
 * Davilla rugosa var. rugosa

Distribution
It is native to Bolivia, (northern, north eastern, western, southern and southeastern parts of) Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. GRIN also adds Cuba in the Caribbean to the list.

Taxonomy
It was first published and described by Jean Louis Marie Poiret in J-B. de Lamarck's, Encyclopédie méthodique: Botanique, Suppl. 2: 457 in 1812.

The specific epithet rugosa is from the Latin meaning "wrinkled", referring to t

Ecology
Ducke in 1902 reported that bee species, Halictus Latreille had visited flowers of Davilla rugosa Poir. Then Kuhlmann & Kühn in 1947 indicated bees and other insects were listed as pollinators of Davilla rugosa.

Although Davilla kunthii was visited occasionally pollinated by beetles, Rech et al. 2011 agreed with Gottsberger in 1977, who pointed out that there is a destruction of 20 to 30% of fruits in Davilla elliptica and up to 100% in Davilla rugosa.

Uses
It is used in folklore medicines.

Other sources

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 * Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
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 * Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
 * McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
 * Personal Care Products Council. INCI
 * Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
 * Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
 * Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: mentions