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Kirkiaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Kirkia burgeri

Kirkia burgeri

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kirkia burgeri is a semideciduous shrub or a tree with a spreading or rounded crown; it can grow from 3 - 8 metres tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. , 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. ]. The tree is a useful local source of wood and fuel, being harvested from the wild. Although confined to a relatively small area in northeastern Africa, the species is not uncommon; it is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Ethiopia, Somalia.
HabitatDense deciduous bushland on limestone or gypsum at elevations from 450 - 1,400 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]..