Hilsenbergia lyciacea

Botanical Description

Hilsenbergia lyciacea is a densely branched deciduous shrub or small tree, generally growing 40 - 250cm tall, but occasionally to 6 metres[ 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. , 845 Title Classification of Boraginaceae subfam. Ehretioideae: Resurrection of the genus HilsenbergiaTausch ex Meisn. Publication Adansonia Ser. 3 25 (2) 151 - 189 Author Miller James S. Website http://www.mnhn.fr/publication/adanson/a03n2a1.pdf Publisher Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. Year 2003 ISBN Description A resurrection and revision of the genus Hilsenbergia with a detailed description of a number of new species from Madagascar. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The upper branches are often scandent and with a tendency to twine[ 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.