Rhizophoraceae FAMILY

Cassipourea euryoides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

Fine sawdust can cause irritation[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Cassipourea euryoides is a shrub or tree usually growing up to 15 metres tall, occasionally to 18 metres. The tree branches from low down the bole[ 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 for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Somalia, Kenya. Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.

HabitatDry evergreen or deciduous forest, woodland and savannah, at elevations up to 800 metres[ 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. ]. In Somalia it is found on sandy soil[ 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. ].