Nuxia sphaerocephala
(Baker) Baker
Stilbaceae
Buddleja sphaerocephala Baker
Lachnopylis sphaerocephala (Baker) C.A.Sm.
Lachnopylis terminalioides (Baker) C.A.Sm.
Nuxia humbertii Jovet
Nuxia sambiranensis Jovet
Nuxia terminalioides Baker
Common Name:
General Information
Nuxia sphaerocephala is a shrub or tree growing 2 - 20 metres tall[
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.
].
The timber is harvested from the wild for local construction purposes.
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
Open, humid forests that are rich in mosses and lichens, at elevations from 500 - 1,500 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 | Tree |
| Height | 15.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Found in dry, subhumid and humid areas of Madagascar, at elevations from sea level to 1,500 metres, mainly at the higher elevations.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
Wood. Used locally for building houses[
46- 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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with help from
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