Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Suregada zanzibariensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Suregada zanzibariensis is a shrub or small tree with horizontal branches; 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. The tree is planted to provide shade, amenity and for soil conservation projects near the sea[ 364 Title Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania. Publication Author Lovett J.C.; Ruffo C.K.; Gereau R.E.; Taplin J.R.D Website http://www.york.ac.uk/res/celp/webpages/projects/ecology/tree%20guide/introduction.htm Publisher Frontier Year 0 ISBN 1-873070-33-0 Description A lovely little book giving a basic identification guide to more than 650 species of trees growing in Tanzania. It is also available to view on the internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern Africa - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, S. Africa, Madagascar.

HabitatUsually on sandy soils in woodland, riverine forest, coastal forest and in salt marshes, at elevations from sea-level up to 1,200 metres[ 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. ].