Putranjivaceae FAMILY
Drypetes madagascariensis
Drypetes madagascariensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Drypetes madagascariensis is an evergreen shrub or a small tree growing up to 12 metres tall[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.
HabitatCoastal forest and on sand dunes[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ].