Asteraceae FAMILY
Brachylaena merana
Brachylaena merana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Brachylaena merana is a small to medium-sized tree growing up to 25 metres tall with occasional specimens to 40 metres. The bole is usually up to 60 cm in diameter, exceptionally to 100cm[ 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 and utilized locally for its wood and medicinal uses.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.
HabitatRainforest as well as deciduous and riverine forest at elevations up to 2,000 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. , 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. ].