Rubiaceae FAMILY
Macrosphyra longistyla
Macrosphyra longistyla
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Macrosphyra longistyla is a shrub producing long, arching stems up to 4 metres long that often clamber into other plants for support. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda.
HabitatDamp depressions in waste places of secondary jungles, usually along coastal areas, but sometimes found inland in west Africa[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].