Majidea zanguebarica

Botanical Description

Majidea zanguebarica is a semi-deciduous shrub or tree with a dense, conical crown. Sometimes a shrub growing only 2 metres or more tall, it can reach reach large tree size and specimens up to 25 metres can be found in the coastal forests of Kenya[ 307 Title Tropical and Subtropical Trees - A Worldwide Encyclopaedic Guide. Publication Author Barwick. M. Publisher Thames & Hudson, London Year 2004 ISBN 0-500-51181-0 Description A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life. ]. The plant yields an attractive, good quality wood and is often harvested from the wild for both local use and for trade. It is often grown as an ornamental and street tree, valued in particular for its display of open, red seedpods and black seeds[ 307 Title Tropical and Subtropical Trees - A Worldwide Encyclopaedic Guide. Publication Author Barwick. M. Publisher Thames & Hudson, London Year 2004 ISBN 0-500-51181-0 Description A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life. ].