Rubiaceae FAMILY

Polysphaeria parvifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Polysphaeria parvifolia is a shrub or small tree growing from 1 - 12 metres tall, most commonly around 3 metres[ 364 Title Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania. Publication Author Lovett J.C.; Ruffo C.K.; Gereau R.E.; Taplin J.R.D Website http://www.york.ac.uk/res/celp/webpages/projects/ecology/tree%20guide/introduction.htm Publisher Frontier Year 0 ISBN 1-873070-33-0 Description A lovely little book giving a basic identification guide to more than 650 species of trees growing in Tanzania. It is also available to view on the internet. , 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicine and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania.

HabitatDry evergreen forest, woodland, coastal bushland and scrub, old plantations and abandoned cultivation sites, at elevations from sea level to 1,400 metres[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].