Smeathmannia pubescens

Botanical Description

Smeathmannia pubescens is a much-branched, evergreen shrub or small tree; it can grow up to 10 metres tall[ 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. , 573 Title Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening. Publication Author Nicholson G. (Editor) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher L. Upcott Gill; London. Year Not given ISBN Description One of the major gardening dictionaries of the 19th century, it contains information on plants not found in modern works. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The bole is up to 30cm in diameter[ 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. , 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood. The plant has large, showy flowers and is sometimes grown as an ornamental in greenhouses in the temperate zone[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ , 573 Title Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening. Publication Author Nicholson G. (Editor) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher L. Upcott Gill; London. Year Not given ISBN Description One of the major gardening dictionaries of the 19th century, it contains information on plants not found in modern works. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].