Sapindaceae FAMILY

Pappea capensis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Doppruim is a long-lived, hardy, evergreen, small to medium sized tree with a dense, spreading crown; it can grow 2 - 8 metres tall[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. , 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The tree is a popular traditional medicine and is also appreciated for its tasty fruit and decorative wood. It is gathered from the wild and used locally. The tree is sometimes also grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern and southern Africa - Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, south to Namibia, Botswana and S. Africa.

HabitatBushveld, riverine thicket, wooded grassland and rocky outcrops in grassland as well as scrub veldt; it is often found on termite mounds[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ].