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Excoecaria madagascariensis

Excoecaria madagascariensis

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant sap is used in the preparation of a hunting arrow poison, often in combination with the latex of Acokanthera schimperi and the tuber of Dioscorea quartiniana[1]. The sap causes painful blisters when it touches the skin[1]. The plants are very toxic to cattle and camels[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub
GrowthMedium

A moderately fast growing plant[1]. The plant can be pruned and pollarded[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Excoecaria+madagascariensis>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]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.
  2. [2]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
  3. [3]Flora Zambesiaca — http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html ↩︎An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.