Pittosporaceae FAMILY
Pittosporum senacia
Pittosporum senacia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pittosporum senacia is a vigorous evergreen shrub or a small tree growing up to 5 metres tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles
HabitatRainforest, littoral forest, rocky slopes and alluvium, on sandstone, limestone and granite[ 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. ].