Resources Tagged: Useful Tree

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  1. How To Get Waterproofing Substances From Plants

    This manual is concerned with the methods of waterproofing all types of soil construction.The first and easiest way toobtainawaterproofingagent from a tree is through Its sap. Since many trees will nothavea free flowing sap, and many that do not have useful sap, all kinds of trees must be tested....
    Waterproofing Crops & Soils Sap Trees Useful Tree

  2. 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.
    Tropical Trees Eucalyptus FPI Plant Information Food Plants Indigenous Food Pl... Useful Tree

  3. 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...
    Useful Tree Ylang Ylang Edible Flowers FPI Plant Information Fruit Tree

  4. 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...
    Coffee Edilble Wild Plants Useful Tree FPI Plant Information

  5. 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...
    FPI Edible Flowers Cacao Vegetables Caution Shrub Useful Tree Plant Information Food Plants Indigenous Food Pl...

  6. 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...
    Teak Edible Leaves FPI Fruits Plant Information Useful Tree Food Plants

  7. 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...
    Fever Tree Gum FPI Useful Tree Plant Information

  8. 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...
    Medicinal Plants Useful Tree FPI Plant Information

  9. 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...
    Edible Leaves Trichanthera gigantea Useful Tree Trees FPI Plant Information

  10. Magnificent Mangroves

    2021-03-05 Protecting coasts, fostering fish and storing carbon.This book highlights the importance of mangrove forests in preventing coastal erosion, enhancing food supplies, and storing carbon. Written and illustrated for MissionAssist. This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by...
    Useful Tree Coastal Zone Manag... Coastal Plants