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Sapindaceae FAMILY

Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius

Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius is a densely leafy, very variable, untidy shrub or tree usually growing from 4 - 20 metres tall but sometimes only 2.5 metres tall, whilst specimens up to 30 metres have also been observed[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. , 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The bole is sometimes slightly buttressed[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of commodities.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeEastern tropical Africa - Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
HabitatRiverine thickets, mixed Kirkia-Colophospermum-Adansonia woodland; rain-forest; dry deciduous forest and thicket; transition woodland; at elevations from 50 - 900 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. Dry lowland, riverine and groundwater forest, thickets, grassland[ 364 Title Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania. Publication Author Lovett J.C.; Ruffo C.K.; Gereau R.E.; Taplin J.R.D Website http://www.york.ac.uk/res/celp/webpages/projects/ecology/tree%20guide/introduction.htm Publisher Frontier Year 0 ISBN 1-873070-33-0 Description A lovely little book giving a basic identification guide to more than 650 species of trees growing in Tanzania. It is also available to view on the internet. ].