Meliaceae FAMILY
Trichilia capitata
Trichilia capitata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Trichilia capitata is a shrub or medium-sized tree growing from 3 - 15 metres tall[ 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 root is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as an antidote to snake bites.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast Africa - Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.
HabitatDeciduous thickets or woodland fringing streams; sometimes on termite mounds, usually at low elevations[ 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. ].