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General Information

Anisophyllea boehmii is an untidy evergreen or semi-evergreen tree with a rounded, heavy crown; it can grow up to 16 metres tall with a short, usually crooked, bole[].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its edible fruit and useful wood. The fruit is sometimes sold in local markets[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southern Africa - Angola, southern DR Congo, Zambia, Tanzania.

Habitat

Brachystegia woodland on sandy or rocky soils at elevations around 1,300 metres[]. Miombo woodland and wooded grassland at elevations from 900 - 1,100 metres[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	12.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Grows in areas where the mean annual rainfall is in the range 800 - 1,000 mm[].
Thrives in sandy soils, though it can succeed in a range of soil types from sandy loams to sandy clay loams[].

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[]. The fully ripe fruits are sweet and are often eaten by travellers to quench the thirst and ease hunger[]. The ellipsoid, plum-coloured fruit is about 35mm long and 20mm in diameter. It has a pale yellow flesh that contains a hard stone around a single seed[, ].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

Ash from the wood is used as an insecticide for stalk borers[].

The wood is used for tool handles and poles[].
The wood is used for fuel[].

Propagation

Seed - it germinates with difficulty[].
Root suckers are an easy way of propagating the plant[].

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