Apocynaceae FAMILY

Catharanthus coriaceus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

A decoction of the aerial parts was formerly drunk as an ordeal poison[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Botanical Description

Catharanthus coriaceus is a perennial plant growing up to 40cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. Although not yet (2012) treated by the IUCN Red List, this species has a very small range and is becoming increasingly rare and is the most threatened species in the genus[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - central Madagascar.

HabitatGrassland, rock faces and wooded grassland, at elevations between 1,500 - 2,000 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].