Brachylaena ramiflora

Botanical Description

Brachylaena ramiflora is a semi-deciduous, small to medium-sized tree growing up to 20 metres tall. The bole is unbuttressed, it can be free of branches for up to 10 metres, and up to 60cm (occasionally to 140cm) in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild and used locally as a source of timber and medicines.