Schinziophyton rautanenii

Botanical Description

Schinziophyton rautanenii is a deciduous shrub or tree with a rounded or spreading crown; it can grow up to 25 metres tall, thoughis normally smaller. The bole is up to 100cm in diameter, with a bark up to 5cm thick[ 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. , 325 Title Seed Leaflets Publication Author Various Website http://en.sl.life.ku.dk/Publikationer/Udgivelser/PopulaerPublikationer.aspx?katid={D28373CC-6EF3-4EF8-B097-6D83FABF209E}&serieid={9F1C3DB1-6E7B-4CF1-AF53-F480B0CB40EF}&sort=title Publisher Forest & Landscape. Denmark Year 0 ISBN Description A series of leaflets, jointly produced by the University of Copenhagen and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, focussing on seed information for a number species, but also giving a lot of other information about each plant. ]. The fruit and seeds were, and locally still are, the staple food for a number of hunter-gatherer peoples, particularly the San Bushmen in Namibia. Commonly harvested from the wild for local use, the plant also provides an edible oil and a locally useful wood. The seeds are traded locally, and have been traded internationally in the past, The tree has been considered as a commercial seed crop, though yields from a trial in Israel have been low[ 63 Title Nuts. Publication Author Howes. F. N. Publisher Faber Year 1948 ISBN - Description Rather old but still a masterpiece. Has sections on tropical and temperate plants with edible nuts plus a section on nut plants in Britain. Very readable. , 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. ].