Margaritaria anomala

Botanical Description

Margaritaria anomala is a deciduous shrub or a tree that can grow from 1 - 6 metres tall[ 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. , 726 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 60 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Boston, Mass. Year 1979 ISBN 0004-2625 Description A botanical journal containing various articles, including a review of the genus Margaritaria. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The plant is often harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, and also sometimes as a food and source of wood. The plant is considered to be the best natural treatment for impotency in Madagascar. Although not currently evaluated in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Margaritaria anomala is probably not common in its distribution area. It is rare and endangered in Mauritius, and a multiplication program has started there[ 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. ].