Celastraceae FAMILY

Brexia madagascariensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Brexia madagascariensis is a much-branched, dense evergreen shrub or small tree, usually growing 2 - 3 metres tall, but exceptionally to 10 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. , 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The edible fruit is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Tanzania, Mozambique, northern S. Africa, Madagascar.

HabitatCoastal evergreen bushland on coral or coarse, rocky ground, edges of saline water, swamp forest, mangrove swamp, on eroded ridges near the sea, at elevations from sea level to 100 metres[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].