Pandaceae FAMILY

Microdesmis keayana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Microdesmis keayana is a shrub usually growing up to 3 metres tall, occasionally to 6 metres[ 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 popular traditional medicine within the plants native range, it is commonly harvested from the wild for local medicinal use and also provides an edible fruit and other commodities for local use. It is grown as a shade tree in coastal villages and is used for making village palisades[ 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 RangeWest tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Nigeria.

HabitatCommon in the undergrowth of damp secondary forest, and also occurs on firm soil in primary rainforest[ 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. ].