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Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Uapaca sansibarica

Uapaca sansibarica

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The bark is used as a fish poison[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Uapaca sansibarica is an evergreen tree with a dense, rounded crown; it can grow from 4 - 25 metres tall. The bole, which occasionally has stilt roots, can be clear of branches for up to 6 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. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Sudan, Burundi, DR Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.
HabitatDeciduous and coastal woodland; associated wooded grassland; evergreen bushland; riverine forest and woodland; common and locally co-dominant; found at elevations from 500 - 1,830 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. , 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. ].