Rutaceae FAMILY
Vepris simplicifolia
Vepris simplicifolia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vepris simplicifolia is an evergreen shrub or tree, usually growing 2 - 10 metres tall but with some specimens up 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. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood and for traditional medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical east Africa - Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
HabitatDry forest; riverine thicket or woodland; evergreen rocky bushland; montane thicket; drier upland forest with Juniperus, Acacia or Euphorbia abyssinica, extending into understorey of Podocarpus forest at elevations from 850 - 2,300 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. ].