Xerophyta suaveolens
(Greves) N.L.Menezes
Velloziaceae
Vellozia suaveolens Greves
Common Name:
General Information
Xerophyta suaveolens is an irregularly branched shrub growing 15 - 200cm tall, with a blackish fibrous erect stem 5 - 20cm in diameter arising from the base[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
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- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
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- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a chewstick.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Tropical Africa - Zambia, Malawi, southern Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Habitat
Mopane-Acacia- and miombo woodland; rocky places; sandy slopes; stream banks; often in dry situations; bare exposed rocks; cliffs in Brachystegia woodland; termitaria; savannah; at elevations from 250 - 1,700 metres[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 1.20 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The peeled twigs are used as chewing sticks in order to clean the teeth and maintain oral hygiene[
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- Antimicrobial Activity of Tanzanian Chewing Sticks Against Oral Pathogenic Microbes
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- Pharmaceutical Biology, 38:3, 235-240; 2000
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- Maryam N. Khan, Olipa Ngassapa & Mecky I.N. Matee
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1076/1388-0209(200007)3831-SFT235
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- 2000
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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.
