Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Hancea acuminata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The seeds cause numbness when chewed[ 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. ]. A decoction of the aerial parts has been taken as an ordeal poison[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Hancea acuminata is a tree. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - eastern Madagascar.

HabitatHumid and subhumid forests at elevations below 1,500 metres.