Pterocarpus rotundifolius
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Pterocarpus rotundifolius

Pterocarpus rotundifolius

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pterocarpus rotundifolius is a deciduous or semideciduous shrub tree with an open, rounded or irregular crown; it can grow from 3 - 25 metres tall. The bole is often short and of poor shape and, especially in the southern part of its range, is likely to be multistemmed. More rarely it can develop a tall straight trunk up to 60cm in diameter that branches from high up[ 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. , 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. , 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. , 466 Title Useful Plants of Nyasaland Publication Author Williamson J. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland. Year 1955 ISBN Description Brief details of the uses of almost 500 species of plants. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. It is used In soil stabilization projects and is occasionally planted as an ornamental, being especially valued because of its profuse flowering and ability to provide shade[ 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. , 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. , 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Angola, southern DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique, northern Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, S. Africa.
HabitatBrachystegia woodland, open forest, wooded savannah; on (stony) hills and grassy slopes, plateaux, ridges, in alluvial valleys; fringing forest; often on red clay loam or sandy loam soils; at elevations from 60 - 1,550 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. ].