Ebenaceae FAMILY
Diospyros squarrosa
Diospyros squarrosa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Diospyros squarrosa is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing from 2 - 10 metres tall[ 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its edible fruit and as a source of wood, both of which are used locally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Kenya, DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
HabitatDeciduous woodland and thickets from sea level to around 1,200 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. ]. At higher elevations the plant is only found on termite mounds[ 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. ].