Taxon:  Harungana madagascariensis Lam. ex Poir.



Summary
Genus:
Harungana
Family:
Hypericaceae
Nomen number:
417522
Place of publication:
Encycl. 6:314.  1804
Verified:
11/13/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Haronga madagascariensis (Lam. ex Poir.) Choisy

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Australia's Virtual Herbarium (on-line resource).
  2. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  3. Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
  4. Carrisso, L. W. et al., eds. 1937-. Conspectus florae angolensis.
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  6. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  7. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  8. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  9. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  10. Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
  11. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  12. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  13. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  14. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishdragon's-blood-tree  1Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Englishorange milktree  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Frenchbois harongue  2Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
unknownharonga  2Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan   
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola   
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaLiberia   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone   
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon   
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaEquatorial GuineaBioko  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaSao Tome and Principe   
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar   
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland Australia's Virtual Herbarium (on-line resource).
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea [Bioko], Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland]

Reference(s)
  1. Australia's Virtual Herbarium (on-line resource).
  2. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  3. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  4. Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
  5. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=417522. Accessed 11 October 2026.