Lauraceae FAMILY

Ravensara aromatica

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Madagascar clove is a tree growing 18 - 20 metres tall. The seeds, leaves and bark are gathered from the wild and used as a spice[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. The tree is cultivated in Mauritius and Sri Lanka[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. The fruits are sold in local markets under the name of 'nux caryophyllata', 'Ravensara' or 'four spices'[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.

HabitatForests, mainly at elevations from 1,000 - 1,400 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. ].