Combretaceae FAMILY

Terminalia prunioides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Terminalia prunioides is a small, deciduous tree that can sometimes be multi-stemmed, growing 2.5 - 15 metres tall. The bole can be about 40cm in diameter[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of food, medicines and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern and southern Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa - Transvaal

HabitatSandy areas and on stony slopes of arid and semi-arid zones. It also occurs in coastal bushlands and riverine thickets and on alluvial plains and saline areas[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].