Resources Tagged: Useful Tree

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  1. Plants of the Bible: A Complete Handbook to All the Plants With 200 Full-Color Plates Taken in the Natural Habitat

    This unique book is divided into two parts: the first--an ecologically inclusive picture of the interdependency of biblical man and his natural environment, stressing the role of plants in religion, the arts, agriculture, trade and daily life. The second--groups the plants into natural...
    Plant Morphology Botany Useful Tree Useful Plants Ecology Plants in the Bible

  2. Trichanthera gigantea - Giant Trichanthera

    Edible portion: Leaves A tree. It grows 5-25 m tall. The branches are 4 angled. The tips have a brown coating. The leaf stalk is 1-5 cm long and has a channel along it and is slightly hairy. The leaf blade is oval and 13-26 cm long by 6-14 cm wide. It is slightly hairy underneath. The flowers are...
    Plant Information FPI Trees Useful Tree Trichanthera gigantea Edible Leaves

  3. Tecoma stans - Yellow Trumpet Flower

    Edible portion: Probably not edible. Used in medicine A tree. It grows 7 m all. It does not have spines. The bark flakes into vertical strips. It is pale brown. The leaves ahve sharp teeth. They are compound. The flowers are in large branched clusters. The flower tube is yellow with red lines in...
    Plant Information FPI Useful Tree Medicinal Plants

  4. Vachellia xanthophloea - Fever Tree

    Edible portion: Gum A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The trunk can be 60 cm across. The bark is smooth and powdery. The throns are straight and white in pairs and 10 cm long. The leaves have spines. The flowers are yellow and in round heads. The fruit are yellow brown pods. They are 13 cm long and...
    Plant Information Useful Tree FPI Gum Fever Tree

  5. Tectona grandis - Teak

    Edible portion:Leaves - Colouring, Fruit A large tree. It grows 25-50 m tall. The trunk is 1 m across. It can have slight buttresses. It is open with many branches. It loses some leaves during the year. The leaves are oval and have a rough surface. They can be 60 cm long. The flowers are in large...
    Food Plants Useful Tree Plant Information Fruits FPI Edible Leaves Teak

  6. Gliricidia sepium - Mother of Cacao

    Edible portion:Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable, Caution An evergreen shrub or tree. It grows to 10 m high and spreads to 3 m across. The crown is irregular. The bark is grey. The stem is erect and branching. The young branches are hairy. The leaves are compound with 8 to 14 leaflets. These are 7 cm...
    Indigenous Food Pl... Food Plants Plant Information Useful Tree Shrub Caution Vegetables Cacao Edible Flowers FPI

  7. Colubrina arborescens - Wild Coffee

    Edible portion:Bark - drink A tree. It grows 20 m high. The trunks are 20-30 cm across. The leaves are alternate. They are narrowly oval and tapers to the tip. The leaves are 16 cm long by 8 cm wide. Africa, Antigua, Central America*, Cuba*, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Lesser...
    Plant Information FPI Useful Tree Edilble Wild Plants Coffee

  8. Eucalyptus deglupta - Rainbow Eucalyptus

    A tree. It grows 65-70 m tall. The trunk can be 240 cm across. The bark sheds in strips. It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,800 m above sea level.
    Useful Tree Indigenous Food Pl... Food Plants Plant Information FPI Eucalyptus Tropical Trees

  9. Cananga odorata - Ylang-Ylang

    Edible portion:Flowers - oil, Fruit An evergreen tree. It grows to 25 m tall and spreads to 5 m wide. The stem is erect and the branches are weeping. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 20 cm long and with wavy edges. They are oval and tapering. The flowers are bright green. They are...
    Fruit Tree Plant Information FPI Edible Flowers Ylang Ylang Useful Tree

  10. Useful Trees and Shrubs for Kenya

    This handbook makes available information on the most useful trees and shrubs in Kenya. It provides valuable information on a wide range of mainly indigenous species that are important for farmers, pastoralists and other rural people. The trees and shrubs covered may be used for food, medicine,...
    Multipurpose Shrubs Useful Tree Trees Shrubs East Africa