Rubiaceae FAMILY

Bertiera spicata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bertiera spicata is a shrub growing up to 5 metres tall. The branches are clothed with long, spreading hairs[ 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 dye.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Senegal to Central African Republic.

HabitatUnderstorey of swamp, gallery and mangrove forests, often near the coast, sometimes also in secondary vegetation and along roadsides[ 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. ].