Apocynaceae FAMILY

Petchia madagascariensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

A decoction of the aerial parts is drunk as an ordeal poison^[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree

Growth—

Not known

Propagation

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

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.
[PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎