Phyllanthaceae FAMILY
Thecacoris spathulifolia
Thecacoris spathulifolia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Thecacoris spathulifolia is a shrub with straight branches that are often erect and parallel; it can grow up to 2 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 RangeEast tropical Africa - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar.
HabitatDry evergreen woodland, miombo woodland, wooded grassland and thickets, often on sandy soil; at elevations up to 700 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. ].