Rutaceae FAMILY

Zanthoxylum usambarense

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Zanthoxylum usambarense is a shrub growing from 2 - 5 metres tall, or a tree usually growing up to 6 metres tall, but occasionally to 15 metres[ 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. ]. The bole is around 40cm in diameter and can be clear of branches for several metres. It is armed with spinose bosses[ 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, eastern DR Congo, Zambia.

HabitatWooded savannah; montane scrub forest; evergreen bushland or deciduous woodland on rocky slopes; marshy wooded places; sometimes secondary bushland following Podocarpus clearance at elevations from 1,200 - 2,600 metres[ 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. ].