Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia

Botanical Description

Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia is a deciduous, very variable plant. Sometimes a many-stemmed shrub, it more commonly becomes a tree with a crown that can be compact and rounded, or lax with drooping branches that can reach down almost to the ground; it usually grows from 3 - 10 metres tall, though specimens up to 18 metres have been recorded. The straight bole can be unbranched for up to 3.5 metres and up to 25cm 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. , 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, food and source of wood. It is often grown as an ornamental, shade-providing tree, valued especially for the red of its foliage before the leaves fall from the tree[ 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. ].