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General Information

Lannea antiscorbutica is a shrub growing up to 5 metres tall, or becoming a tree growing up to 20 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is up to 80cm in diameter[, , ].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of fibre and wood. It is often found growing near villages, and might sometimes be cultivated there[, ].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Tropical Africa - DR Congo, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Mozambique, Swaziland.

Habitat

Deciduous woodland; dense thickets; sandy soils; forest and gallery edges; more or less wooded savannahs; alluvial soil; bushy places near stream; Kalahari sand; termite mounds; at elevations from 50 - 1,700 metres[].

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	15.00 m
Pollinators	Insects
Self-fertile	No
Cultivation Status	Cultivated, Wild

Cultivation Details

Often found in sandy soils in the wild[].
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

A decoction of the bark is used to treat scorbutic ulcers of the mouth and scurvy[].

Other Uses

The bark is used for ropes and for smearing winnowing trays[].

The soft wood is used for making utensils such as cups, spoons and small grain mortars[].
The dry wood is used for starting fires and for torches for hunting at night[].

Propagation

Seed -
Cuttings[].

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