Bolusanthus speciosus

Botanical Description

Bolusanthus speciosus is a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree or shrub with a narrow, upright crown. It has one or more straight trunks, usually growing 4 - 10 metres tall, but exceptionally to 18 metres[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The bole or boles are usually straight, often branching from low down, and up to 40cm in diameter, though occasional specimens to 100cm are found[ 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 plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use and as a source of a good quality timber. It makes an excellent garden ornamental, although the flowering period is very brief[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. It is a very ornamental tree with drooping, blue-mauve, fragrant, pea-like flowers that hang from the branches in bunches, often covering the whole tree[ 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. ].