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cafe falso

Scientific Name: Bunchosia glandulifera

Family: Malpighiaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Tree, Shrub

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Bunchosia glandulifera: The Cafe Falso

Bunchosia glandulifera, commonly known as Cafe Falso, is a dicotyledonous plant of interest due to its intriguing common name and distribution in South America. While not a true coffee plant, it shares a similar name in some regions.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Bunchosia glandulifera (Jacq.) Kunth
  • Family: Not explicitly stated in the text.
  • Group: Dicot
  • Common Names: Cafe Falso
  • Symbol: BUGL2

Distribution and Habitat

  • Native to South America.
  • Mentioned in relation to Corral Falso, Peru.
  • Also associated with Uruguay, though the text notes it isn't cultivated there.

Morphological Characteristics

  • It can grow into a small tree.
  • Also referred to as "falsa mandioca mandioca brava, mandi-guaz,Manihot grahamii"
  • It is caducifolio
  • reaches from 3 to 6 (9)m

Quirky Facts

  • Despite its name "Cafe Falso" (False Coffee), it is not related to the coffee plant and does not contain caffeine.
  • The name "falsa mandioca" is also used for this species

Resources and Further Information

  • Discover Life provides a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Bunchosia glandulifera.