Fabaceae FAMILY

Brachystegia boehmii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Brachystegia boehmii is a shrub or tree with a flat-topped, spreading crown; usually growing 5 - 15 metres tall but with occasional specimens to 25 metres[ 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. , 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. ]. The bole is usually 20 - 30cm in diameter, occasionally to 80cm[ 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre and timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.

HabitatLocally dominant in deciduous woodland on hill slopes; also common on reddish rocky soils; at elevations from 900 - 1,600 metres[ 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. ].