Terminalia spinosa
Engl.
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Description
A tree. It grows up to 20 m high. The bark is grey and cracked. The shoots zigzag. They end with a spur. There are 1-3 spines at the base. The leaves are clustered on the spur shoots. They are oval and 4 cm by 3 cm. They are wedge shaped at the base. The flowers are white. They are in spikes 6 cm long. The fruit is 2-3 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They are reddish.
Edible Uses
The bark is brewed as a tea-like drink.
Traditional Uses
The bark is used to make a tea like drink.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It can grow from sea level to 1,770 m above sea level. In Somalia it grows between 10 and 275 m above sea level. It grows in woodland. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Epetait, Hara, Xarar
References (5)
- Morgan, W. T. W., 1981, Ethnobotany of the Turkana: Use of plants by a Pastoral People and Their Livestock in Kenya. Economic Botany 35(1):96-130
- Mutie, F. M., et al, 2023, Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches. Plants 2023, 12, 1145
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 87
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 10th April 2011]
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
