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View crop Data sheet EcoPortCordia africana
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| DESCRIPTION: It is an evergreen tree reaching usually 4-10 m rarely up to 30 m in height, heavily branched with a spreading, umbrella-shaped or rounded crown. Bole typically curved or crooked. Bark greyish-brown to dark brown. Fruit a drupe, smooth, spherical, oval tipped, fleshy, 1.3-1.5 cm long. USE: Fruits are edible and leaves are used as fodder. Wood is used for timber and fuel. It provides good bee forage, as the flowers yield plenty of nectar. Beehives are often placed in the trees. The fresh, juicy bark is used to tie a broken bone; this splint is changed occasionally with a fresh one until the bone is healed. It is used for shade and as an ornamental. Leaves provide good mulch. GROWING PERIOD: Perennial. COMMON NAMES: Sudan teak, Sebestier d'Afrique, Wanza, Wanzey, Wonsa, Wodessa, Auheh, Ehki, Auchi, Auhi, Diho, Madir, Awehe, Bout, Wadicho, Mokoto, Mokota. FURTHER INF: Scientific synonyms: C. sebestena, C. abyssinica, C. holstii, Varronia abyssinica, Calyptracordia abyssinica. It occurs at medium to low altitudes, in woodland, savannah and bush, in warm and moist areas, often along riverbanks. It is frost tender. It will grow in drier conditions but thrives in good rainfall areas and is scattered in occurrence. It occurs in afro-mountain rainforest usually along margins and in clearings. It is an early colonizer in forest regrowth. It is often left when forests are cleared for cultivation, as the tree is an excellent shade tree for crops. Also found in riverine forest and secondary bushland, transgressing into humid types of woodland. It can be found at elevations from 550-2700, but best grown between 1700-2300 m. | Sources |
| SOURCES Jansen P 1981 pp 170-178 [DRA, LIG, FER, USE] White F 1983 pp 208 211 ICRAF Agroforestree Database |