Dionycha bojerii

Naudin

Melastomataceae

Dionycha gracilis Cogn.

Common Name:

Illustration of the leaves and flowers (left side of page only)
Photograph by: Flore de Madagascar et des Comores, Me?lastomatace?es, vol. 153: p. 25 (1951) [M.J. Vesque]

General Information

Dionycha bojerii is a shrub or small tree.
The plant is harvested from the wild and used locally as a source of a dye.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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.

Range

Africa - Madagascar.

Habitat

Rocky, arid places, forests on mountain slopes at elevations of 1,000 - 2,000 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.

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Shrub
Height	0.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

A black dye is obtained from the plant (part not specified)[

Title: Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
Author: Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher: Weinheim
Year: 1959
ISBN: -
Description: An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.

]. It is used for colouring silk[

Title: Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
Author: Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher: Weinheim
Year: 1959
ISBN: -
Description: An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.

Propagation

Seed -

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