Rubiaceae FAMILY

Vangueria madagascariensis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vangueria madagascariensis is a profusely branched evergreen shrub, or small tree growing from 2 - 15 metres tall[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. A popular wild fruit, it is commonly harvested from the wild and sometimes also protected when land is cleared for cultivation. The plant is cultivated for its fruits in several places in tropical Africa, as well as in India, Singapore, China, N Australia and Trinidad[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Senegal to Nigeria, also Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Zanzibar, and Madagascar.

HabitatSavannah woodland and galleried forest[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. Dry areas at low elevations[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. Riverine bushland, bushland, evergreen forest, bushed grassland, sometimes on rocky outcrops and termite mounds, at elevations from sea level to 2,400 metres[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].