A very polymorphic species, it has at times been treated as a number of distinct species though modern treatments usually merge them all under this name[].

Common Name:

General Information

Monodora grandidieri varies in habit from a shrub growing 1.5 metres or more tall, to a small tree that can be up to 12 metres tall[]. It is usually much-branched, and occasionally adopts a somewhat climbing habit[].
The wood is used locally to make small items and as a fuel. The tree is suitable as an ornamental because of its sweet-scented flowers[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Eastern tropical Africa - Somalia, south to Zambia and Mozambique.

Habitat

Evergreen forest, on coral, also rain-forest, evergreen thickets and bushland, Brachystegia, Julbernardia thickets, wooded grassland; at elevations from sea level to 900 metres[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	10.00 m
Cultivation Status	Ornamental, Wild

Cultivation Details

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The wood is light, straight grained and flexible[]. It is used for building poles, tool handles, wooden spoons, bows, spear handles and carriage beams[].
The wood is used for fuel[].

Propagation

Seed -

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