Kirkiaceae FAMILY

Kirkia acuminata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kirkia acuminata is a semideciduous tree with a large, spreading, rounded crown; it can grown 6 - 20 metres tall, occasionally to 23 metres. The clean bole can be up to 100cm in diameter[ 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. , 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 tree is often harvested from the wild for local use of its wood, it also supplies a fibre, has a range of medicinal uses and is an emergency source of water in dry areas. It is often grown as a hedge.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Angola, southern DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, northern S. Africa.

HabitatFound in a range of habitats including bushland, woodland, savannah and rocky hillslopes, at elevations to 1,600 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. ].