Quassia undulata
Quassia undulata
Safety & Hazards
The seed is said to be poisonous to livestock, but it loses its toxicity on drying[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].
Botanical Description
Mjoho is very variable in habit, ranging from a shrub up to a small or fairly large tree with a high crown. A fast-growing, usually evergreen plant, it usually grows 6 - 8 metres tall, sometime up to 12 metres. The bole is seldom more than 3.5 metres without branches and can be up to 50cm in diameter[ 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. ]. A traditional medicinal plant in Africa, the plant is also used for food, timber, oil and insecticide. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].