Apocynaceae FAMILY
Blyttia fruticulosa
Blyttia fruticulosa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Blyttia fruticulosa is a shrub with rather erect, straight branches, growing up to 80cm tall. Occasionally young branches twine and grow up to 2 metres long[ 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. , 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. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania; Arabian Peninsula - Saudi Arabia.
HabitatOpen Acacia-Commiphora bushland on sand, silty or rocky soils, at elevations from sea-level up to 1,500 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. ].