Fabaceae FAMILY

Vaughania interrupta

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vaughania interrupta is a usually deciduous shrub that can grow up to 3.5 metres tall. The bole can be 10cm in diameter[ 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. , 728 Title Adansonia Vol. 16 Publication Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 16 Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. Year 1994 ISBN 0240-8937 Description A botanical magazine containing a range of articles, including a revision of a section of the genus Danais. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - southern Madagascar.

HabitatDryland scrub, sometimes in dry forests; found on a wide range of soil types at elevations from 100 - 300 metres, occasionally to 600 metres[ 728 Title Adansonia Vol. 16 Publication Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 16 Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. Year 1994 ISBN 0240-8937 Description A botanical magazine containing a range of articles, including a revision of a section of the genus Danais. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].