Kiggelaria africana
Achariaceae FAMILY

Kiggelaria africana

Kiggelaria africana

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kiggelaria africana varies in habit from a shrub of around 3 metres tall to a low-branching tree that can be 17 metres tall but is usually somewhat smaller[ 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. ]. It can be evergreen or shortly deciduous[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, whilst the plant is also cultivated as a hedge.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - South Africa.
HabitatRain and mist forests, sometimes at margins, at elevations of 1,370 - 2,550 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. ].