Ebenaceae FAMILY

Diospyros abyssinica

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Diospyros abyssinica is a tall, evergreen tree with a relatively small, mushroom-shaped crown and a straight, slender bole growing up to about 20 metres tall, but sometimes reaching a height of 40 metres when growing in forests[ 396 Title Useful Trees and Shrubs in Eritrea Publication Author Bein. E.; Habte. B.; Jaber. A.; Birnie. A. & Tengnas. B. Publisher Regional Soil Conservation Unit: Nairobi Year 1996 ISBN 9966-896-24-4 Description A very well written and concise guide to almost 200 species. It gives a brief description of each plant together with its habitat, uses, propagation and cultivation. Line drawings of each plant are also included It can be downloaded from the internet ]. In larger specimens, the straight and slender bole can be branchless for up to 18 metres and up to 75cm in diameter, often with small buttresses[ 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 harvested from the wild for its timber and local medicinal uses.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeDrier areas of tropical Africa from Guinea to Eritrea, south to Angola and Mozambique..

HabitatHighland forest on drier sites and upper slopes, often in shallow soils, at elevations from 750 - 2,000 metres in Eritrea[ 396 Title Useful Trees and Shrubs in Eritrea Publication Author Bein. E.; Habte. B.; Jaber. A.; Birnie. A. & Tengnas. B. Publisher Regional Soil Conservation Unit: Nairobi Year 1996 ISBN 9966-896-24-4 Description A very well written and concise guide to almost 200 species. It gives a brief description of each plant together with its habitat, uses, propagation and cultivation. Line drawings of each plant are also included It can be downloaded from the internet ]. Found in a wide diversity of forest types, and also in woodland and thickets[ 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. ].