Harpephyllum caffrum

Botanical Description

Harpephyllum caffrum is an attractive evergreen tree with a thick crown of somewhat drooping leaves, growing up to 15 metres tall[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. , 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. ]. The bole is up to 60cm in diameter[ 495 Title Silva Capensis Publication Author Pappe L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Ward & Co.; London. Year 1862 ISBN Description A work on the useful trees and shrubs of S. Africa, written in 1862. Mainly looking at ways of exploiting the plants, but also deals with some traditional uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The fruit is a popular wild food in its native area and the tree is considered to have potential for commercial cultivation, though trials to date have been disappointing[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ]. The bark is often harvested for medicinal purposes and is sold in local markets. A handsome tree, it is grown as an ornamental in gardens and as a street tree[ 495 Title Silva Capensis Publication Author Pappe L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Ward & Co.; London. Year 1862 ISBN Description A work on the useful trees and shrubs of S. Africa, written in 1862. Mainly looking at ways of exploiting the plants, but also deals with some traditional uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Harpephyllum caffrum has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].