Fabaceae FAMILY

Pyranthus alasoa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pyranthus alasoa is a deciduous shrub or a tree that can grow up to 6 metres tall. The bole can be up to 20cm in diameter[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - central and western Madagascar.

HabitatDry and subarid open grassland and remnants of woodland on lateric soils at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 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. ].