Rubiaceae FAMILY

Pausinystalia macroceras

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

5/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pausinystalia macroceras is an evergreen tree; it can grow up to 40 metres tall, though is usually rather smaller. The clean, straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 50cm in diameter[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ , 736 Title Flora of West Tropical Africa Publication Author Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=2025 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online flora, not yet complet (2012). Very comprehensive as regards to species covered, but the information on each species is often rather terse. ]. Less well known than yohimbe (Pausinystalia johimbe), this tree has very similar properties and uses and is commonly harvested from the wild as a medicine and source of materials. It is used interchangeably with yohimbe.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, northern Angola.

HabitatAn understorey tree in forests[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].