Kirkiaceae FAMILY

Kirkia tenuifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kirkia tenuifolia is a semi-deciduous shrub growing 1.5 metres or more tall, or becoming a tree up to 8 metres tall with a bushy, spreading crown[ 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 tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use and as an emergency source of water.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya.

HabitatAcacia-Commiphora bushland, common or occasional, on red sandy or stony soil or on limestone at elevations from 100 1,000 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. ].