ZZ Mareya micrantha
(Benth.) Mu..Arg.
What to Eat
Edible parts: Medicine, Caution
Used medicinally.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant
Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, West Africa,
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 small tropical tree in the Euphorbiaceae family, growing 6-8 m tall.
Names & Synonyms
Acalypha leonensis Benth.Acalypha micrantha Benth.and others
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
