Rubiaceae FAMILY
Pauridiantha rubens
Pauridiantha rubens
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pauridiantha rubens is a shrub or a tree; it can grow up to 7 metres tall. The bole can be up to 15cm 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 cultivated for use as a dye in Equatorial Guinea[ 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. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo.
HabitatForest edges and edges of clearings, at elevations from sea-level up to 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. ].