Combretaceae FAMILY

Terminalia brownii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Terminalia brownii is a leafy deciduous tree with an attractive somewhat layered appearance and a rounded, flat topped, spreading crown; usually growing 4 - 15 metres tall with some specimens to 25 metres[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. It has a straight bole[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The tree is mainly used locally as a source of medicines, timber and tannins.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, northern DR Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, north to Eritrea, Ethiopia Somalia, Yemen.

HabitatHigh rainfall woodlands, bushlands, and wooded savannah of the arid and semi-arid regions but can also be found in the sub-humid areas. It is often found near rivers in very dry areas[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].