Boscia salicifolia
Capparaceae FAMILY

Boscia salicifolia

Boscia salicifolia

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Tree
GrowthMedium

A plant of the drier tropics, it can succeed in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 200 - 400mm[1]. Established plants are drought resistant[2]. A fairly fast-growing tree[2].

Propagation

Seed - it has a short viability and needs to be sown as soon as possible. Does not require pre-treatment, germinating quickly and well[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Boscia+salicifolia>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Trees and Shrubs of the Sahel. Their Characteristics and Uses. — von Maydell H. · Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit; Germany · 1990 · ISBN 3-8236-1198-4 ↩︎A well-researched book, usually with more than one photograph of each species and good information on the plant and its uses.
  2. [2]Useful Trees and Shrubs in Eritrea — Bein. E.; Habte. B.; Jaber. A.; Birnie. A. & Tengnas. B. · Regional Soil Conservation Unit: Nairobi · 1996 · ISBN 9966-896-24-4 ↩︎A very well written and concise guide to almost 200 species. It gives a brief description of each plant together with its habitat, uses, propagation and cultivation. Line drawings of each plant are also included It can be downloaded from the internet
  3. [3]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
  4. [4]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
  5. [5]Inventory of Plants used in Traditional Medicine in Tanzania. Part 1. — Hedberg I. & Hedberg O. · Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 1982 ↩︎Basic traditional medicinal uses of a range of plants from Tanzania.