Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Maprounea africana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

The root bark is used medicinally as a purgative, even though larger doses can be lethal[ 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. , 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].

Botanical Description

Maprounea africana is a much or sparingly-branched, deciduous shrub or a tree with pendant branches; it can grow from 1- 10 metres tall. The bark is corky and deeply fissured[ 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. , 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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. , 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. ]. The plant is a common traditional medicine within its native range in Africa. The root bark, stem bark and leaves are collected and traded locally in market places. Reliable production figures are not available because wild plants are mainly harvested for home consumption and sold at local markets[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.

HabitatRelatively common in savannah and open, deciduous forest, usually on well-drained or dry sandy soils; also found on lakeshore and coastal dunes; escarpments, rocky hillsides; and floodplain grassland, from sea-level to 1,600 metres[ 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. ].