Ochnaceae FAMILY
Brackenridgea zanguebarica
Brackenridgea zanguebarica
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Brackenridgea zanguebarica is a shrub or small tree, usually growing from 2 - 10 metres tall, with occasional specimens up to 15 metres[ 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 bark is harvested from the wild for local use as a dye.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEastern tropical Africa - Kenya south to Mozambique.
HabitatDeciduous woodland and coastal bush from sea level to elevations of 1220 metres[ 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. ].