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Useful Tropical Plants

Thecacoris spathulifolia

(Pax) Leandri

Phyllanthaceae

+ Synonyms

Cyathogyne bussei Pax

Cyathogyne spathulifolia Pax

Thecacoris bussei (Pax) Radcl.-Sm.

Common Name:

Thecacoris spathulifolia

General Information

Thecacoris spathulifolia is a shrub with straight branches that are often erect and parallel; it can grow up to 2 metres tall[
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

East tropical Africa - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar.

Habitat

Dry evergreen woodland, miombo woodland, wooded grassland and thickets, often on sandy soil; at elevations up to 700 metres[
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Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitShrub
Height1.50 m
Self-fertileNo
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details



A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[
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Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The roots are soaked in water and the resulting liquid is drunk to cure a hernia[
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
]. A small root is chewed and the juice swallowed or roots are boiled for half an hour and the warm liquid is drunk to treat snakebites[
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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A decoction of the stem bark is drunk to treat abdominal pain and gonorrhoea[
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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