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General Information

Pisonia lanceolata is a tree growing up to 8 metres tall. The bole is short and thick[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Africa - Mauritius, Réunion.

Habitat

Remnants of natural forest in rocky localities, often along rivers and by lakes and ascending to the mountains[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	6.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Young sprouts - cooked and eaten as a vegetable. They taste like cabbage[].

Medicinal

A leaf poultice, mixed with salt and wrapped in the leaves of Ricinus communis or Terminalia catappa, is used to treat poisonous fish bites[]. The leaves are also used in the treatment of syphilis, chronic gastro-enteritis and childhood eczema, or as an astringent and depurative[].

The leaves and stems contain alkaloids, phenols, tannins, coumarins, sterols, terpenes and traces of saponins[].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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