Simaroubaceae FAMILY

Quassia africana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Quassia africana is a shrub or undershrub growing 1.2 - 4 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 gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Cameroon to eastern Zaire, south to northern Angola.

HabitatIn the understorey of rainforests and shady, humid woods at elevations of 5 - 500 metres[ 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. ].