Lannea schimperi

(Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Engl.

Anacardiaceae Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Bark - tea 3 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A small tree. It grows 8 m tall. The bark is dark and cracked into squares. The trunk is 45 cm across. The young leaves have a dense hairy brown covering, especially underneath. The leaves have 3-4 pairs of leaflets. The flowers are yellow and in narrow spike like groups. The fruit are about 1 cm across.

Edible Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten, and the seeds are edible. The inner bark is used to make tea.

Traditional Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten. The inner bark is used for tea.

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Medicinal Uses

The bark is used medicinally.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in the lowlands and the highlands. It grows in the savannah in West Africa. In Kenya it grows on sandy soils between 750-1,900 m altitude. It is often on rocky hillsides.

Where It Grows

Africa, Cameroon, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from cuttings.

Other Uses

The bark is used to make a string, rope and cordage. A gum is obtained from the trunk. It has no recorded usage. The whitish wood is soft, and very light in weight. It is said to be of no value. It is occasionally used in carpentry. The wood is used for fuel and is valued for charcoal production. The flowers are much visited by bees in search of nectar and may have some value as a bee-plant.

Notes

The bark is used in medicine.

Synonyms

Odina schimperi Hochst.

Also Known As

Amzak, Anderaku, Atab-hassu, Cheprukwa, Cheprukwo, Chiumbu, Dareku, Dobbe, Dukit, Gumbel, Imimuna, Kaumbu, M'oooomboo, Mbuluzigi, Mghumbu, Mgumbu, Muwundu, Nachimbu, Ngikinywa, Oraiyta, Tsarmai, Tsarmaumo, Umumuuna

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