Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Bridelia brideliifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bridelia brideliifolia is a shrub, or more commonly a low-branched tree with a spreading, rounded crown; it can grow from 4 - 30 metres tall. The short bole can be only 10 - 60cm long, and is sometimes spiny[ 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Sudan, Uganda, eastern DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia.

HabitatEvergreen forest, mostly at edges, along rivers or in secondary formations, also in associated bushland and thickets; rain-forest[ 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. ]. Montane and upper montane forests in Tanzania[ 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. ].