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Nuxia sphaerocephala is a species of flowering plant in the family Stilbaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to Madagascar. The species was described in 1885, and is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN. The wood is used for construction.
Nuxia sphaerocephala is endemic to the seasonally dry tropical biome of Madagascar. It is present in north, east-central, and eastern Madagascar, and distributed across the provinces of Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, and Toamasina. Its estimated extent of occurrence is 181,907 square kilometres (70,235 sq mi).
The wood is used for construction and firewood. The leaves are used as an aphrodisiac.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nuxia sphaerocephala by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
