Fabaceae FAMILY

Schotia capitata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Schotia capitata is an evergreen, many-stemmed shrub or slender tree; it can grow up to 7 metres tall. The plant sometimes adopts a more or less climbing habit, and often forms large tangled thickets[ 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. , 663 Title Flora of Southern Africa Publication Author Roux J.P. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=662545 Publisher Year 2003 ISBN Description An excellent on-line resource. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It is occasionally planted as ornamental[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, eastern South Africa and Swaziland.

HabitatNear rivers; sandy plains; dry woodland, scrub forest; at elevations up to 300 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. ]. Dry thornveld and bushveld[ 663 Title Flora of Southern Africa Publication Author Roux J.P. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=662545 Publisher Year 2003 ISBN Description An excellent on-line resource. ].