Fabaceae FAMILY
Brachystegia longifolia
Brachystegia longifolia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Brachystegia longifolia is a deciduous shrub or tree with a spreading crown, that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The straight bole often has conspicuous, rounded bosses[ 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 local use as a source of fibre, medicines and wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Angola, southern DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique.
HabitatDeciduous woodland at elevations from 200 - 2,100 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. ]. Characteristic of leached quartz sand on hills[ 466 Title Useful Plants of Nyasaland Publication Author Williamson J. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland. Year 1955 ISBN Description Brief details of the uses of almost 500 species of plants. ].