Peraceae FAMILY

Clutia angustifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although we have seen no specific information for this species, there are reports that several species in this genus are highly toxic to grazing animals[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Clutia angustifolia is a perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody and persist for more than one year. It does not usually exceed 150cm in height[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - eastern DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique.

HabitatGallery forest; savannahs; open forests with Marquesia, Brachystegia spiciformis; forest edges, associated bushland and grassland; clearings; often along streams; at elevations from 1,100 - 2,200 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. ].