Boraginaceae FAMILY Endangered

Hilsenbergia lowryana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hilsenbergia lowryana is a deciduous shrub or a tree growing up to 10 metres tall[ 845 Title Classification of Boraginaceae subfam. Ehretioideae: Resurrection of the genus HilsenbergiaTausch ex Meisn. Publication Adansonia Ser. 3 25 (2) 151 - 189 Author Miller James S. Website http://www.mnhn.fr/publication/adanson/a03n2a1.pdf Publisher Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. Year 2003 ISBN Description A resurrection and revision of the genus Hilsenbergia with a detailed description of a number of new species from Madagascar. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is commonly gathered from the wild for local use as a fuel and source of charcoal, whilst the fruit is also occasionally eaten. There is evidence that this species is being selectively gathered, as it is valued as a fuelwood, and its exploitation has significantly reduced its abundance and narrowed its distribution[ 845 Title Classification of Boraginaceae subfam. Ehretioideae: Resurrection of the genus HilsenbergiaTausch ex Meisn. Publication Adansonia Ser. 3 25 (2) 151 - 189 Author Miller James S. Website http://www.mnhn.fr/publication/adanson/a03n2a1.pdf Publisher Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. Year 2003 ISBN Description A resurrection and revision of the genus Hilsenbergia with a detailed description of a number of new species from Madagascar. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. It has been given a provisional status of 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 845 Title Classification of Boraginaceae subfam. Ehretioideae: Resurrection of the genus HilsenbergiaTausch ex Meisn. Publication Adansonia Ser. 3 25 (2) 151 - 189 Author Miller James S. Website http://www.mnhn.fr/publication/adanson/a03n2a1.pdf Publisher Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. Year 2003 ISBN Description A resurrection and revision of the genus Hilsenbergia with a detailed description of a number of new species from Madagascar. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - southwestern Madagascar.

HabitatDeciduous dryland forest, often on calcareous rock, at elevations up to 700 metres[ 845 Title Classification of Boraginaceae subfam. Ehretioideae: Resurrection of the genus HilsenbergiaTausch ex Meisn. Publication Adansonia Ser. 3 25 (2) 151 - 189 Author Miller James S. Website http://www.mnhn.fr/publication/adanson/a03n2a1.pdf Publisher Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. Year 2003 ISBN Description A resurrection and revision of the genus Hilsenbergia with a detailed description of a number of new species from Madagascar. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].