Clusiaceae FAMILY

Symphonia microphylla

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Symphonia microphylla is a shrub or small tree[ 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 edible fruit is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.

HabitatHumid and subhumid forests, usually on ridges and slopes, at elevations from 1,200 - 2,000 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. ].