Anacardiaceae FAMILY
Ozoroa insignis
Ozoroa insignis
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ozoroa insignis is a dioecious, much-branched shrub or small to medium-sized tree with a milky sap, growing up to 15 metres tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild, mainly for local use as a medicine, but also for its wood and edible fruit.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Senegal to Somalia, south to Namibia, Botswana and Mozambique. Also in Yemen.
HabitatWooded grassland and open forest, extending into drier forest and deciduous forest in areas of higher rainfall, often on scarps, denuded soils and rocky slopes. It occurs from sea level to elevations of 2,200 metres[ 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. ].