Stilbaceae FAMILY

Nuxia sphaerocephala

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nuxia sphaerocephala is a shrub or tree growing 2 - 20 metres tall[ 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 timber is harvested from the wild for local construction purposes.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.

HabitatOpen, humid forests that are rich in mosses and lichens, at elevations from 500 - 1,500 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. ].