Fabaceae FAMILY

Brachystegia utilis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Brachystegia utilis is a deciduous tree with a dense, much-branched, roundish or flattish crown; it usually grows 6 - 15 metres tall, occasionally to 20 metres[ 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. , 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild as a local source of fibre.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Tanzania, eastern Angola, southern DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique Zimbabwe.

HabitatDeciduous woodland, locally dominant or co-dominant; typically in zones or groups on ridges, scarps and slopes, notably in shallow, stony or gritty soils over granite, etc.; flat sandy areas; below Brachystegia microphylla; etc[ 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. ].