Rubiaceae FAMILY

Crossopteryx febrifuga

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Crossopteryx febrifuga is a deciduous savannah tree, ranging from 1.8 - 15 metres tall, with a rounded crown and pendulous branchlets[ 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 plant is sometimes grown in plantations to provide shade[ 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. ]. It is also harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Senegal to Sudan and Ethiopia south to South Africa and Namibia.

HabitatWidespread and fairly common in mixed woodland, open Combretum scrub and grassland with scattered Combretum, Acacia etc., sometimes by lakes and streamsides, in rocky places or termite mounds at elevations from 120 - 1,380 metres[ 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. ].