Meliaceae FAMILY
Ekebergia benguelensis
Ekebergia benguelensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ekebergia benguelensis is a semi-evergreen tree; it can grow up to 10 metres tall but is frequently stunted and of irregular growth[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use, mainly as a medicine but also for its wood and edible fruit.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Angola, southern DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.
HabitatUsually in and at the edge of Brachystegia woodland on infertile soils, but ascending higher than the upper limit of these woodlands on mountains[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].