Burasaia madagascariensis Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Menispermaceae > Burasaia

Characteristics

A shrub or climber. The leaves are alternate and have 3 leaflets. The leaf stalk is 7-14 cm long. It is swollen and bent near the end. The leaflets are up to 10 cm long. It is wedge shaped at the base and tapers to the tip. The flowers are of one sex. The fruit are oval and fleshy. It is 2 cm long. There is one seed. The fruit are yellow or orange.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Environment

An adaptable species, occurring in humid, intermediate and dry forest, from coastal sand dunes up to elevations of 1,600 metres.
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A tropical plant. It can grow in humid and dry forests. It grows from sea level to 1,600 m altitude.
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Usage

The leaves are used for an aromatic bitter in beer production.
Uses dye food gene source material medicinal
Edible barks fruits leaves stems
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Burasaia madagascariensis world distribution map, present in Madagascar

Conservation status

Burasaia madagascariensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:580232-1
WFO ID wfo-0000575970
COL ID 695RZ
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Synonyms

Burasaia madagascariensis