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Vepris nobilis
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Vepris nobilis

Vepris nobilis

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
GrowthSlow

Vepris nobilis is a plant of the moist tropics, where it can be found at elevations from 900 - 2,600 metres. It grows in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 1,200 - 2,500mm, and the mean annual temperature ranges from 18 - 26°c[1]. A slow to moderate-growing species[1]. Trees respond well to pollarding and coppicing[2].

Propagation

Seed - it has a very short viability of only a few months[2]. Pre-treatment of the seed is not necessary before sowing, but the germination rate, even of fresh seed, is generally low[2]. Wildlings are sometimes used for propagation[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Vepris+nobilis>

Pollinators

Bees

References

  1. [1]World Agroforesty Centre — http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ ↩︎An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc.
  2. [2]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
  3. [3]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
  4. [4]Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania. — Lovett J.C.; Ruffo C.K.; Gereau R.E.; Taplin J.R.D · Frontier · http://www.york.ac.uk/res/celp/webpages/projects/ecology/tree%20guide/introduction.htm · ISBN 1-873070-33-0 ↩︎A lovely little book giving a basic identification guide to more than 650 species of trees growing in Tanzania. It is also available to view on the internet.