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Catha edulis

Authority (Vahl) Forsskal ex Endl. Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Celastrales:Celastraceae Synonyms Catha forsskalii Rich, Celastrus edulis Vahl, Methyscophyllum glaucum Eckl. and Zeyher, Trigonotheca serrata Hochst Common names Abyssinian tea, Arabian tea, boesmans tee, bushman's tea, chat, dat, gofa (Galinya), iGqwaka, inandinandi, iwani, jaad (Somalia), jima (Galinya), kat, khat, mutsvahari, qaad (Somalia), qat, umHlawazi Editor Ecocrop code 4352

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SOURCES Jansen P 1981 pp 156-170 [LIG, DEP, TEMP, RAIN, DRA, PH, FER, USE] Roecklein J 1987 pp 286 [USE] Duke J 1975 pp 11 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Kennedy J 1987 GROWING PERIOD Perennial evergreen tree or shrub. First harvest can be taken after 3 years, full harvest can be expected after 5-8 years and the plant has an economical life of 75 years. COMMON NAMES Qat, Chat, Cat, Abyssinian tea, African tea, Bushman's tea, Somali tea, Khat tea, Flower of paradise, Chirinda redwood, Tchat, Dschat, Jimma, Gofa, Chai, Ciut, Gat, Kat, Khat, Mira. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: C. inermis, C. forskalii, Dillonia abyssinica, Trigonotheca serrata. Qat is probably native of Yemen or Ethiopia. In Kenya and Ethiopia, it can be found at elevations from 1100-3000 m. Four different cultivars of C. edulis are known: abayad (white), ahmar (red), aswad (black) and azraq (blue) (Yemen). Under cultivation qat is kept as a shrub 2-6 m tall, while in the wild, it can become a large tree up to 25 m in height. Yields of fresh chat may be 800-1000 kg/ha or more.
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