Melastomataceae FAMILY

Dinophora spenneroides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dinophora spenneroides is a spreading shrub with slender branches, growing up to 4 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a source of foods and medicines.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Guinea through Cameroon to DR Congo, Uganda and Rwanda, south to northern Angola.

HabitatForest undergrowth, preferring more open locations such as along paths and on former cultivation sites; found at elevations from sea-level 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. ].