Apocynaceae FAMILY
Mascarenhasia macrosiphon
Mascarenhasia macrosiphon
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Mascarenhasia macrosiphon is a tree growing 6 - 10 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. ]. A latex obtained from the plant has been used to make rubber.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.
HabitatMountain forests[ 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. ].