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Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Suregada procera

Suregada procera

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Suregada procera is a sparingly branched, evergreen shrub or a tree with a heavy, spreading crown; it can grow up to 24 metres tall. The bole is short and crooked[ 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. , 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It can be used to provide shade and for ornament[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, eastern DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, S. Africa.
HabitatA subcanopy or understorey tree of low or medium elevations in mixed evergreen forest, also in riverine and gully forest and swamp forest, at elevations up to 2,133 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. ].