Phyllanthus profusus
N. E. Br.
PhyllanthaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet evergreen forest.
Africa, Cameroon, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Liberia, 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 tropical shrub in the Phyllanthaceae family with white flowers, dioecious (separately male and female plants), found in wet evergreen forest.
How to Grow
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
Medicinal Uses
Sap from the cut stems is used as eye drops to treat sore eyes.
Other Uses
The wood is brittle.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Phyllanthus profusus is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is found in Ghana, Guinea, and Liberia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Names & Synonyms
Phyllanthus wildemannii Beille
References (2)
- Ferns, Useful tropical Plants.
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
