Erythroxylaceae FAMILY
Erythroxylum ferrugineum
Erythroxylum ferrugineum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Erythroxylum ferrugineum is an evergreen shrub or small tree. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber and medicinal uses.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.
HabitatLittoral forests in eastern Madagascar[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ].