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View crop Data sheet EcoPortMaesopsis eminii
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| DESCRIPTION: It is a deciduous or semi-deciduous leafy tree. It may grow up to 2-3 m in height per year while it is young and reach a of 15-40 m with a clear bole up to 10 m. Leaves simple, opposite, subopposite or alternate, dentate. USE: Mentioned as a possible agroforestry species. The leaves are used as fodder. The wood is used as timber and fuel. Seeds are extracted for and edible oil. A strong purgative and diuretic can be made by soaking the bark in cold water. The root bark is beaten with clay and used to treat gonorrhoea. The tree is planted for shade and as an ornamental. GROWING PERIOD: Quick-growing perennial often grown on a 30 years rotations. May become 150 years old. Withstands droughts of up to 2 months. COMMON NAMES: Musizi, Ndunga, Muhumula. FURTHER INF: It is normally found at elevations from 100 to 700 m, but in several countries, including Uganda, it grows well up to 1500 m. The species is indigenous to tropical Central Africa from Liberia to Tanzania and Angola, covering a range of latitudes from 8°N to 8°S. Optimum annual wood production potential is 30 m3/ha in Africa, and 40 m3/ha in Indonesia. It is a species of moist forests, widely distributed in forest regrowth and secondary regrowth. In Africa, it is common in the ecozone between high forest and savannah. It is a pioneer tree colonizing grasslands and disturbed areas in the high forest. It tolerates a wide range of site conditions but grows best on deep, moist and fertile sandy loam soils with a neutral to acid pH. |
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| SOURCES (26.06.02) E7533 Webb D 1980 pp 186 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, FER, DEP, LIG, USE] National RC 1983c pp 20-21 [LIG, DRA, TEMP, RAIN, FER, TEXT, PH] INSPIRE species 111 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, FER, LIG, USE] Hensleight T 1988 pp 381 [TEMP, RAIN, FER, DRA, USE] |