Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Maprounea membranacea

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Maprounea membranacea is a tree that can grow from 5 - 25 metres tall. The bole can be unbranched fro up to 11 metres and up to 30cm, occasionally to 50cm, in diameter[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo.

HabitatPeriodically inundated forest, wet forest and secondary forest on dry soil, at low elevations[ 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. ].