Asteraceae FAMILY

Gymnanthemum pectorale

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gymnanthemum pectorale is a shrub growing 2 - 4 metres tall[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use. It is also sometimes planted near villages so that it can be used medicinally[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.

HabitatOpen areas at elevations from sea level to about 1,600 metres[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ].