Gelsemiaceae FAMILY

Mostuea batesii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mostuea batesii is an erect shrub growing up to 1.5 metres tall[ 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 plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Cameroon and the Central African Republic, south to Gabon and DR Congo.

HabitatRainforest in dense primary formations as well as the more open, secondary growth areas, at elevations from sea-level up to 750 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. ].