Primulaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Embelia upembensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Embelia upembensis is an evergreen shrub growing up to 2.5 metres tall The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fuel. Embelia upembensis has a small native range in the DR Congo and Zambia, where it is found in nine distinct sites. Its habitat is threatened by mining operations, agricultural expansion, forest clearing and logging. Two sites near Lubumbashi (Kumanua and Luishishi) are disappearing or are already gone due to mining. This habitat degradation is predicted to continue in the future. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - southern DR Congo, northern Zambia

HabitatBrachysiegia woodland on lake shores or river terraces, often on termite hills[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]