Macaranga kilimandscharica

Botanical Description

Macaranga kilimandscharica is a semi-deciduous tree, often with a much-branched pyramidal crown and ascending branches when younger, or with a broad, spreading crown as it grows older; it usually grows 4.5 - 18 metrestal though specimens up to 27 metres have been recorded[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The bole can be straight or fluted[ 364 Title Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania. Publication Author Lovett J.C.; Ruffo C.K.; Gereau R.E.; Taplin J.R.D Website http://www.york.ac.uk/res/celp/webpages/projects/ecology/tree%20guide/introduction.htm Publisher Frontier Year 0 ISBN 1-873070-33-0 Description A lovely little book giving a basic identification guide to more than 650 species of trees growing in Tanzania. It is also available to view on the internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. It is used as a pioneer species for restoring woodland and protecting the soil, and also as a shade tree in coffee plantations.