Phyllanthaceae FAMILY
Thecacoris lucida
Thecacoris lucida
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Thecacoris lucida is a shrub or a tree, sometimes adopting a climbing habit; it usually grows from 2 - 8 metres tall, but can reach up to 16 metres, especially if it climbs[ 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 harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, Uganda, Tanzania.
HabitatDry forest formations on plateau with Thecacoris trichogyne; dry forests with Gilbertiodendron kisantuense; rain-forests with Cynometra alexandri, or with Gilbertiodendron dewevrei, or with Julbernardia seretii, and Staudtia stipitata[ 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. ].