Combretaceae FAMILY

Combretum schumannii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Combretum schumannii is a deciduous shrub, or more often a tree usually growing from 3 - 18 metres tall but occasionally reaching 30 metres. The bole is usually short and is often crooked or fluted, it can be up to 80cm in diameter[ 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. ]. This species provides one of the four most popular woods for use in the carving industry in Kenya[ 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 tree is often harvested from the wild, both for its wood and its local medicinal applications.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana.

HabitatFound in a wide range of habitats from rain-forest and Brachystegia woodland to grassland; at elevations up to 1,150 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. ].