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Melastomataceae FAMILY

Memecylon polyanthemos

Memecylon polyanthemos

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Memecylon polyanthemos can be a much-branched shrub growing 4 - 5 metres tall, or a small tree 7 - 8 metres tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its timber, which is used locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeWestern tropical Africa - Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire.
HabitatForests and gallery forests at elevations of 500 - 1,600 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].