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Gymnosporia senegalensis
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Gymnosporia senegalensis

Gymnosporia senegalensis

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

Though the leaves are widely used in medicines they are free enough of toxic substances not to kill laboratory test mice, unlike the root-bark which can cause a 40% mortality[1]. A leaf-infusion does however intoxicate fish[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Tree
Growth—

A plant of dry areas in the tropics, it can grow in areas where the mean annual rainfall is as low as 700mm[2]. Succeeds in most soils[2]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[2]..

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Gymnosporia+senegalensis>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. — Burkil. H. M. · Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. · 1985 - 2004 ↩︎Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
  2. [2]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.
  3. [3]A study of antimicrobial activity, acute toxicity and cytoprotective effect of a polyherbal extract in a rat ethanol — Haule E.E.; Moshi M.J.; Nondo R.S.O.; Mwangomo D.T. & Mahunn · 2012 · http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/546 ↩︎