Fabaceae FAMILY

Dialium schlechteri

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dialium schlechteri is a tree that sometimes has several stems, it has a somewhat rounded crown; it usually grows 5 - 10 metres tall but can occasionally reach 15 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. , 663 Title Flora of Southern Africa Publication Author Roux J.P. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=662545 Publisher Year 2003 ISBN Description An excellent on-line resource. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast Africa - Mozambique, Swaziland, northeast S. Africa.

HabitatCoastal bush and forest, frequently a canopy tree on dry sandy soils; lowland dry woodland, dry forest on sand or alluvial soils, with Albizzia, Acacia, Afzelia, Terminalia, Balanites, Euphorbia, etc; at elevations below 200 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. ].