Apocynaceae FAMILY

Wrightia natalensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Wrightia natalensis is an evergreen shrub or a tree; it can grow from 1.6 - 18 metres tall[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. , 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, S. Africa.

HabitatDry woodland and scrub forest on hillsides in light sandy soil, in medium to low rainfall areas; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].