Phyllanthaceae FAMILY
Maesobotrya vermeulenii
Maesobotrya vermeulenii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Maesobotrya vermeulenii is a shrub or a tree, sometimes with a creeping habit; it can grow from 1 - 6 metres tall[ 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 RangeTropical Africa - Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, Zambia.
HabitatGallery forest, secondary forest growth areas, forest remains[ 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. ].