Rubiaceae FAMILY
Craterispermum schweinfurthii
Craterispermum schweinfurthii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Craterispermum schweinfurthii is an evergreen shrub or tree growing up to 15 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of dyes and wood. It is also sometimes grown as a hedge.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Nigeria to Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya, south to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
HabitatEvergreen fringing forest along water; swamp forest; drier evergreen forest; and thickets; at elevations from sea-level up to 1,500 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. ].