Peraceae FAMILY

Clutia paxii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although we have seen no specific information for this species, there are reports that several species in this genus are highly toxic to grazing animals[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Clutia paxii is a much-branched perennial plant with stems that are more or less woody. It grows from 1 - 4 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 sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - eastern DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.

HabitatEvergreen forest margins; kloof and gully forest; grassland with ericoid scrub; bamboo formations; Hagenaria abyssinica vegetation; meadows; clearings; edges of swamps; often along streams; at elevations from 1,525 - 3,200 metres[ 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. ].