Meliaceae FAMILY

Pseudocedrela kotschyi

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The application of root juice can lead to severe skin necrosis, and care should be taken when it is applied to ulcers etc[ 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 bark is used as an ingredient of arrow poison, and as a fish poison[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Pseudocedrela kotschyi is a small, deciduous tree with an oblong to pyramid-shaped, usually dense crown; it can grow up to 12 metres tall with occasional specimens to 20 metres[ 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 straight and cylindrical bole, which can be branchless for up to 7.5 metres, is up to 70cm in diameter[ 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. ]. In natural stands, the bole is often low-branching and stunted because of fire damage, and this has great influence on the timber quality and quantity[ 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 provides a popular traditional medicine and a valuable timber. It is harvested from the wild, mainly for local use and is also occasionally planted as an ornamental shade tree and roadside tree[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Senegal to Ethiopia, south to Zaire and Uganda.

HabitatSavannah woodland and woody grassland, at elevations up to 1,200 metres[ 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. ].