Combretaceae FAMILY

Terminalia macroptera

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Terminalia macroptera is a shrub or a tree with an open, spreading crown; it usually grows from 4 - 10 metres tall, with occasional specimens to 20 metres. It has a short bole that is rarely straight[ 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. , 774 Title Trees and Shrubs of the Sahel. Their Characteristics and Uses. Publication Author von Maydell H. Publisher Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit; Germany Year 1990 ISBN 3-8236-1198-4 Description A well-researched book, usually with more than one photograph of each species and good information on the plant and its uses. ]. The tree is often harvested from the wild for local use, supplying a range of medicinal applications, wood, tannins, dyes and an essential oil.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Gambia and Mali, eastwards to Uganda and Ethiopia.

HabitatOpen woodland; wooded grassland with tall grass-cover on black cotton soil or on rocky slopes; fine gravelly hills and plateau; lateritic pans; margins of flooded plains; at elevations from 160 - 1,400 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. ].