Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Alchornea laxiflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Alchornea laxiflora is a deciduous, erect or straggling shrub or small tree that usually grows up to 7 metres tall, exceptionally to 10 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and packing material.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Guinea to Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya, south to Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland.

HabitatEvergreen forest and associated bushland, in riverine thickets, at elevations from sea-level up to 1,600 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. ].