Terminalia laxiflora
Engl.
CombretaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - Medicine
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the savannah.
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR, Ethiopia, Gambia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, West Africa,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 10 m tall. The bark is grey and deeply cracked. The leaves have long leaf stalks but the leaves vary in shape. The leaves are arranged in spirals and are narrowly oval. They are 16-22 cm long by 4.5-9.5 cm wide. The flower spikes are 9-12.5 cm long. The fruit are yellowish brown. They are 6-8 cm long by 2.5-3.5 cm wide.
Medicinal Uses
The leaves are used medicinally.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
