Clausena anisata
Rutaceae FAMILY

Clausena anisata

Clausena anisata

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Clausena anisata is an evergreen shrub or small tree with strongly-scented leaves and sweet-smelling flowers, growing up to 10 metres tall[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. , 728 Title Adansonia Vol. 16 Publication Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 16 Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. Year 1994 ISBN 0240-8937 Description A botanical magazine containing a range of articles, including a revision of a section of the genus Danais. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant can become deciduous when growing in an area with a long dry season[ 728 Title Adansonia Vol. 16 Publication Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 16 Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. Year 1994 ISBN 0240-8937 Description A botanical magazine containing a range of articles, including a revision of a section of the genus Danais. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ] The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Ethiopia, south to Cape Province. E. Asia - India, China, Myanmar.
HabitatEvergreen and fringing forest from sea-level to 2,150 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].