Malvaceae FAMILY

Sterculia africana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

There are some irritating hairs upon the fruits[ 423 Title Desert Tropicals Publication Author Website http://www.desert-tropicals.com/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The main focus of the site is succulent plants, but it also contains information on a wide range of other species. Usually at least one good photograph, plus basic information about the plant and its cultivation. ].

Botanical Description

Sterculia africana is a deciduous tree with erect branches spreading to form a rounded crown. It usually grows from 5 - 12 metres tall but can reach up to 25 metres, with a thick, fluted bole which can be 80cm or more in diameter[ 385 Title Bihrmann's Caudiciforms Publication Author Website http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots. , 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 tree often branches from low down. The tree is harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicines and fibre.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Egypt, eastern Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda; Angola and Namibia to Tanzania & Mozambique; Arabian Peninsula

HabitatHot dry areas, on rocky hills or the fringes of woodlands, at elevations usually below 600 metres[ 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. ]. Mainly found in fertile soils which have often been opened up for cultivation[ 466 Title Useful Plants of Nyasaland Publication Author Williamson J. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland. Year 1955 ISBN Description Brief details of the uses of almost 500 species of plants. ].