
Celastraceae FAMILY
Elaeodendron matabelicum
Elaeodendron matabelicum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitTree
Growth—
Some forms of this plant grow on coastal dunes and so should be tolerant of maritime winds[1, PFAF].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Elaeodendron+matabelicum>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Flora Zambesiaca — http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html ↩︎An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
- [2]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.
- [3]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
- [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎