Rubiaceae FAMILY

Rothmannia whitfieldii

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rothmannia whitfieldii is an evergreen shrub or small tree that can grow up to 15 metres tall. A popular dye plant in the regions where it grows wild. The plant is also gathered from the wild for a number of local medical applications. An attractive ornamental plant with potential for the garden, it is particularly valued for its large, pendulous, sweet-scented, white or brownish-white flowers[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Sudan, south to Angola, Zimbabwe and Tanzania.

HabitatForest undergrowth, often in old secondary forest, but also in savannah woodland, at elevations up to 1,700 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. ].