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Rubiaceae FAMILY

Danais verticillata

Danais verticillata

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Danais verticillata is a climbing shrub with stems up to 2.5 metres long[ 728 Title Adansonia Vol. 16 Publication Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 16 Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. Year 1994 ISBN 0240-8937 Description A botanical magazine containing a range of articles, including a revision of a section of the genus Danais. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. The species is apparently very rare (and perhaps now extinct ?). A single collection is the only record of the plant from the 20th century[ 728 Title Adansonia Vol. 16 Publication Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 16 Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. Year 1994 ISBN 0240-8937 Description A botanical magazine containing a range of articles, including a revision of a section of the genus Danais. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. It has not been classified by the IUCN.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - eastern central Madagascar.
HabitatLowland rainforest and forests of the central plateau[ 728 Title Adansonia Vol. 16 Publication Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 16 Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. Year 1994 ISBN 0240-8937 Description A botanical magazine containing a range of articles, including a revision of a section of the genus Danais. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].