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General Information

Warburgia stuhlmannii is an evergreen tree; it can grow 12 - 24 metres tall. The straight bole is [].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, condiment and as a source of essential oil and wood. It is sometimes grown as a shade-providing ornamental plant[].
The plant has a narrow range in east Africa. It is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

East tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania.

Habitat

Coastal forest patches[]. Dry, lowland forests[]. Coastal forest and wooded grassland at elevations up to 400 metres[].

Properties

Conservation Status	Vulnerable
Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	20.00 m
Pollinators	Insects
Cultivation Status	Ornamental, Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

The bark is traditionally used as a spice[]. A hot flavour[].

Medicinal

The bark is used as a medicine for treating a range of conditions, including stomach-ache, fever, malaria, hernia, tooth-ache, generalized body pains and for eradicating intestinal worms[]. The pulverized bark, combined with honey, is used as a cough medicine[].

Other Uses

An oil has been extracted from the wood for use in perfumes[].

The heartwood is yellowish-green, darkening to olive green; the very wide band of sapwood is white. The texture is fine; the grain straight, handsomely figured with broad dark bands; the wood is lustrous and oily. It contains an aromatic oil with a sweet scent of sandalwood and lemon. The wood is hard and heavy, though it is not durable. It saws easily and machines to an excellent finish; it is difficult to nail and liable to split unless prebored. It is used for cabinet making, turnery, furniture, carvings, wooden spoons, beds, building poles and grain mortars[, ].
The wood is used for fuel[].

Propagation

Seed -

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