Celastraceae FAMILY

Pterocelastrus echinatus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pterocelastrus echinatus is a shrub or small tree growing from 0.3 - 18 metres tall. The bole is 30 - 60cm in diameter[ 494 Title Report on the Natal Forests Publication Author Fourcade H.G. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Wm. ;, Natal Year 1889 ISBN Description Contains a list of the trees of Natal, with a brief listing of their uses, including many traditional uses. The report can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is used locally as a source of resin, fuel and timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Africa - Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, S. Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho.

HabitatEvergreen forest; on rocky slopes; scrub forest; edges of montane 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 or submontane evergreen forest and on rocky slopes, at elevations from 600 - 2,400 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].