Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Erythrococca atrovirens

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Erythrococca atrovirens is a deciduous, weakly ascending or scandent shrub or small tree, sometimes adopting a more or less climbing habit. It usually grows up to 4.5 metres tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, DR Congo, Central African Republic, Sudan, Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia.

HabitatEvergreen forest, edges and associated bushland; along rivers and lake sides; dry evergreen thicket (mateshi) of Marquesia woodland; at elevations from 1,000 - 2,100 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].