Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Erythrococca menyharthii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Erythrococca menyharthii is a sparsely-branched, straggly shrub with a loose, open crown; it can grow from 0.5 - 3 metres tall. The branches do not usually exceed 4cm in diameter at their base[ 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. , 775 Title Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle Publication Author Leffers A. Publisher Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia. Year 2003 ISBN 99916-0-491-X Description Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of food and medicines.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, S. Africa.

HabitatDeciduous bushland, often as a constituent of thickets; Baikiaea woodland; dense riverine thicket and thicket on floodplain termitaria; dry mopane woodland; forest margins; usually on sandy and rocky soils; at elevations from 300 - 1,850 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. ].