Plumbaginaceae FAMILY

Plumbago aphylla

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Plumbago aphylla is a slender shrub, producing erect or ascending, few-branched stems up to 1 metre long from a taproot. The stems often form roots at the nodes[ 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. It is sold at the medicinal herb market of Antananarivo, Madagascar[ 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 RangeAfrica - Islands off Tanzania, Madagascar; Seychelles.

HabitatFound mainly on the coast on coral rock and is probably dependent on bird guano there. It also occurs on volcanic soil[ 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. ].