Melastomataceae FAMILY
Dionycha bojerii
Dionycha bojerii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dionycha bojerii is a shrub or small tree. The plant is harvested from the wild and used locally as a source of a dye.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.
HabitatRocky, arid places, forests on mountain slopes at elevations of 1,000 - 2,000 metres[ 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. ].