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Cricketvine
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Trumpet-tree family: groenhart & calabash

Cricketvine

Fridericia chica (Bonpl.) L.G.Lohmann

Names

EnglishCricketvine
Dutch—
SpanishCarayurú
Chinese染料二叶藤
Scientific nameFridericia chica (Bonpl.) L.G.Lohmann

About this species

Fridericia chica, the cricket-vine, puca panga, chica, carayurú (Spanish), carajuru or crajiru (Portuguese), is a medicinal plant in the family Bignoniaceae, also used for cosmetics. An orange-red dye called chica, crajiru or carayurú is obtained from boiling the leaves. It is used by some native South American peoples to stain the skin.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyBignoniaceae
GenusFridericia

In Suriname

5Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
1976First record
2003Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini5

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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