Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Erythrococca bongensis
Erythrococca bongensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Erythrococca bongensis is an erect or scandent shrub or small tree, sometimes adopting a more or less climbing habit. It usually grows up to 3.5 metres tall with occasional specimens up to 6 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is often harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Sudan, Ethiopia, eastern DR Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania.
HabitatForest edges and associated bushland or thickets, especially in fire-protected localities, along rivers and lakesides, in the shade of riverine Acacia forest and in savannah, at elevations from 200 - 2,450 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].