Peraceae FAMILY
Clutia pulchella
Clutia pulchella
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 pulchella is a shrub growing up to 2.5 metres tall The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern Africa - Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique and northern South Africa.
HabitatHot, dry localities, on rocky hillsides, along seasonal watercourses, also in riverine forest and mixed deciduous woodland; at elevations from 500 - 1,400 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].