Nuxia capitata
Baker
StilbaceaeSpice/Beverage
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Meise Botanic Garden
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Spice, Medicine
Used as a spice and medicinally.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, East Africa, Madagascar,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the Stilbaceae family that grows 6-10 meters tall.
How to Grow
A plant of the humid and semi-humid tropics, where it is found at elevations from 1,400 - 1,800 metres.
Medicinal Uses
Used medicinally.
Other Uses
The wood is used locally for building houses.
Names & Synonyms
Valanirana
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
