Pandaceae FAMILY

Microdesmis puberula

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub

Growth—

The plant responds well to coppicing, resprouting profusely from the base^[1]. The plant can germinate massively in fallow land^[1]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required^[1].

Propagation

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

Pollinators

Data unavailable

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.