Fabaceae FAMILY

Cordyla africana

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cordyla africana is a deciduous tree with a large, spreading rounded crown; it can grow 9 - 30 metres tall. The straight bole can be free of branches for up to 15 metres, up to 90cm in diameter, and without buttresses[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its edible fruit and timber. It is sometimes planted for shade and along the sides of avenues[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast Africa - southern Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, northern S. Africa.

HabitatRiverine vegetation and in forests with a high ground watertable, swamp forests, at low altitudes in hot dry areas from sea level to about 900 metres[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. Commonly found with Acacia albida on light fertile alluvium generally suitable for maize[ 466 Title Useful Plants of Nyasaland Publication Author Williamson J. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland. Year 1955 ISBN Description Brief details of the uses of almost 500 species of plants. ].