Thymelaeaceae FAMILY

Gnidia daphnifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gnidia daphnifolia is a shrub or a tree growing up to 6 metres tall[ 780 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 96 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 2009 ISBN 0026-6493 Description A botanical magazine with various articles on plant nomenclature etc., including a treatment of the Gnidia species of Madagascar. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its fibre.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar at elevations from sea level to around 1,400 metres[ 780 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 96 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 2009 ISBN 0026-6493 Description A botanical magazine with various articles on plant nomenclature etc., including a treatment of the Gnidia species of Madagascar. ].

HabitatDegraded, open savannahs; mainly on sandy or lateritic soilsbut also sometimes on rocky slopes of granite, gneiss, limestone and possibly marble[ 780 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 96 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 2009 ISBN 0026-6493 Description A botanical magazine with various articles on plant nomenclature etc., including a treatment of the Gnidia species of Madagascar. ]. Sandy and rocky locations[ 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. ].