Primulaceae FAMILY
Embelia madagascariensis
Embelia madagascariensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Embelia madagascariensis is an evergreen climbing shrub[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar
HabitatRainforests, on eastern slopes; at elevations from 100 - 1,400 metres[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ].