Fabaceae FAMILY

Craibia zimmermannii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Craibia zimmermannii is an evergreen, often multi-stemmed tree usually growing 4 - 5 metres tall though it can reach 15 metres in favourable conditions[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. , 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of wood. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its floral display[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Swaziland, S. Africa

HabitatA mid-storey tree in evergreen forest, coastal bush on dunes, mangrove margins and dry Afzelia forest; at elevations up to 1,550 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. ].