Rutaceae FAMILY

Harrisonia abyssinica

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Shrub

Growth—

A plant of low to moderate elevations in the arid to moist tropics, the mean annual rainfall within its area of distribution ranges between 150 - 2,000mm^[1]. The plant is a strong grower and the roots spread widely^[1]. It may form dense thickets on eroded soils^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Stem cuttings root easily when treated with the rooting hormone^[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Harrisonia+abyssinica>

Pollinators

Insects

References

[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]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.