Xanthocercis zambesiaca
Xanthocercis zambesiaca
Safety & Hazards
The sawdust strongly irritates the mucous membranes; protective measures are needed during sawing operations[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].
Botanical Description
Xanthocercis zambesiaca is an evergreen tree with a heavy, rounded crown and somewhat drooping branchlets; it usually grows from 7 - 18 metres tall, though specimens up to 30 metres are known. The tree often has a stout bole that branches from low down with many upright stems that are up to 8 metres tall before they also branch to form a large tree[ 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 food and source of wood. It is cultivated as an ornamental in Zimbabwe[ 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. ].