Salvadoraceae FAMILY

Dobera glabra

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dobera glabra is an evergreen shrub or tree growing up to 8 - 10 metres tall[ 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 edible seeds and fruit are gathered from the wild for local use[ 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 tree is often planted in villages as a shade and ornamental tree[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNortheastern tropical Africa - Kenya, Uganda, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan, through Arabia to India.

HabitatOccurs in thorn bushes or scrubs of Acacia, Balanites and Commiphora, on rocky hillsides and saline riverbeds[ 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 mainly occupies the arid and semi-arid regions of Africa[ 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. ].