Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Mallotus subulatus
Mallotus subulatus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Mallotus subulatus is a shrub or a tree that can grow up to 5 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.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Cameroon and Central African Republic; south to Gabon, Congo and DR Congo.
HabitatEvergreen lowland forest[ 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. ].