D. has useful wood; leaves and stem are used for rheumatism, leaves and bark for ulcer; flowers for aromatic flavour. ROTH studied the leaf structure 1984, fruit structure
and dispersal 1987

South American medicinal plants : botany, remedial properties, and general use / I. Roth, H. Lindorf. Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2002. -- p. 492.