Thespesia garckeana
Thespesia garckeana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
Tribe: | Gossypieae |
Genus: | Thespesia |
Species: | T. garckeana |
Binomial name | |
Thespesia garckeana F.Hoffm.(Exell & Hillc.) | |
Thespesia garckeana (also known by its synonym Azanza garckeana) is a tree in the family Malvaceae, found throughout the warmer parts of Southern Africa in wooded grasslands, open woodland and thickets. It grows naturally over a range of altitudes from 1000 to 2000 m above sea level, from semi-arid areas to areas of higher rainfall. T. garckeana is often found on or near termite mounds in old fields.
Common names: African chewing gum, snot apple, tree hibiscus, mutohwe (Shona), nkole (Sri Lanka)
Uses
- The whole fruit except the seeds is chewed like gum, producing a sweet glutinous slime. The fruit is also used as a syrup and soup.
- The sap wood is yellow and the heart wood is a deep brown. It is easily worked but generally only suitable for small building needs, tool handles, oxen yokes, and domestic items such as spoons.
- The leaves of T. garckeana have many uses including green manure and mulch. The leaves also provide an often used fodder.
See also
References
- "azanza garckeana". Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- "azanza garckeana". Ecocrop FAO. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). [http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?submitForm=true&page_id=77&searchTextMenue=Azanza+garckeana&filterRegionIDs[]=6&filterRegionIDs[]=1&filterRegionIDs[]=2&filterRegionIDs[]=3&filterRegionIDs[]=5 "Azanza garckeana"]. African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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