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Burasaia madagascariensis
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Burasaia madagascariensis

Burasaia madagascariensis

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The alkaloids of the wood may be injurious to wood-workers[1]. The sap from the wood is irritant to the skin[2].

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub
Growth—

Not known

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Burasaia+madagascariensis>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]BoDD (Botanical Dermatology Database) — http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/ ↩︎Brief notes on a very wide range of plants that have reports of causing harm to the skin.
  2. [2]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.