Brackenridgea zanguebarica
Oliv.
Ochnaceae
Brackenridgea bussei Gilg
Ochna alboserrata Engl.
Ochna praecox Sleumer
Pleuroridgea alboserrata (Engl.) Van Tiegh.
Pleuroridgea bussei (Gilg) Van Tiegh.
Pleuroridgea lastii Van Tiegh.
Pleuroridgea zanguebarica (Oliv.) Van Tiegh.
Common Name:
General Information
Brackenridgea zanguebarica is a shrub or small tree, usually growing from 2 - 10 metres tall, with occasional specimens up to 15 metres[
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- 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.
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The bark is harvested from the wild for local use as a dye.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
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- Year
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- ISBN
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- 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.
Range
Eastern tropical Africa - Kenya south to Mozambique.
Habitat
Deciduous woodland and coastal bush from sea level to elevations of 1220 metres[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
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- Author
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- 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.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 8.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of the tropics, growing in areas where there is a distinct dry season.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
A yellow dye is obtained from the bark[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
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Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
