Vepris lanceolata
Rutaceae FAMILY

Vepris lanceolata

Vepris lanceolata

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vepris lanceolata is an evergreen shrub or tree, usually growing 2 - 5 metres tall but up to 24 metres when growing in the dry forests of S. Africa[ 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. , 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 boles of larger trees are straight and cylindrical, up to 150cm in diameter[ 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of medicines and wood. It can be used in soil restoration projects and is sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeEast Africa - Kenya to S. Africa.
HabitatFound in a wide range of habitats including coastal evergreen thicket; along beaches on loose sandy soil, dunes, usually at elevations from sea level to 100 metres, but up to 1,400 metres in S. Africa[ 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. ].