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Pycnocoma macrophylla

Family: Euphorbiaceae


What it is like

A shrub. It grows 2-3 m tall. There are usually 3 flowers in a group. The fruit is a capsule 1.6-1.9 cm long by 2.7-3.2 cm wide.

All parts cause diarrhoea.


Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo DR, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West Africa


How it is used for food

Edible parts

Caution, ?


How it is grown


Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Pycnocoma brachystachya Pax; Possibly now Droceloncia