Brunfelsia manaca (Manaca)

Brunfelsia manaca, Brunfelsia currugata, Manaca

Botanical names: Brunfelsia manaca, Brunfelsia currugata

Common name: Manaca

Family: Solanaceae

Origin: Amazon rainforest

USDA Plant Hardiness MapLarge shrub 5-10 ft tallSemi-shadeShadeFull sunRegular waterWhite, off-white flowersToxic or PoisonousEthnomedical plant.
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It can be found in the Amazon regions of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. Manacá is a medium-sized, shrubby tree that grows to 8 m high and is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest. Often it is cultivated as an ornamental; it produces pretty, yellowish-white, highly-fragrant flowers, from which a perfume is extracted. Indigenous tribes in the northwest Amazon consider manacá to be a diaphoretic and diuretic. They use it for fever, rheumatism, snakebite, syphilis, and yellow fever.

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