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ID 143
Crop ID Kindal Tree
Part Bark
Use Category Industrial
Notes Wood pale brown, smooth, very hard, a useful building wood, used in buildin... more
Wood pale brown, smooth, very hard, a useful building wood, used in buildings for doors, windows, planks and rafters. Also used for furniture, cabinet making, ship building, dugouts, boats, carts, agricultural implements, mine props, poles and ply wood. The wood is used as fuel. The bark and fruits are used for dyeing. Bark and fruit contain tannin and are used for tanning.
Metadata ID 7,184
ID 147
Crop ID Kindal Tree
Part Bark
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Bark diuretic, cardiotonic, used in parotitis; flower anticholerin and used... more
Bark diuretic, cardiotonic, used in parotitis; flower anticholerin and used in opium poisoning.
Metadata ID 7,184
ID 148
Crop ID Kinkeliba
Part Leaves and petioles
Use Category Medicinal
Notes A leaf decoction, in vapour baths or washes, is used to treat fever and lum... more
A leaf decoction, in vapour baths or washes, is used to treat fever and lumbago. The leaves are also widely used in association with other plants to treat the diseases. Crushed leaves and bark powder are applied to sores and wounds.
Metadata ID 7,207
ID 149
Crop ID Kinkeliba
Part Fruit
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The dried powdered fruits are made into an ointment with oil, which is appl... more
The dried powdered fruits are made into an ointment with oil, which is applied to suppurating swellings and abscesses, also of venereal origin, and applied to eye infections.
Metadata ID 7,207
ID 150
Crop ID Kinkeliba
Part Forage (fresh)
Use Category Feed (Forage/Fodder)
Notes Combretum micranthum is a good browse plant for cattle and is important as ... more
Combretum micranthum is a good browse plant for cattle and is important as forage in the dry season in Nigeria. In Senegal it seems to be browsed only by donkeys, sheep and goats, not much by cattle
Metadata ID 7,207
ID 151
Crop ID Kinkeliba
Part Forage (fresh)
Use Category Industrial
Notes The leaves, stems and root bark are a source of yellow to brownish yellow d... more
The leaves, stems and root bark are a source of yellow to brownish yellow dyes for textiles and mats.
Metadata ID 7,207
ID 152
Crop ID Kinkeliba
Part Bark
Use Category Fibre
Notes The stem bark is made into rope.
Metadata ID 7,207
ID 153
Crop ID Kinkeliba
Part Bark
Use Category Industrial
Notes The wood is very hard and used as firewood and to make charcoal.
Metadata ID 7,207
ID 154
Crop ID Nutwood
Part Seed
Use Category Food
Notes The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Metadata ID 7,228
ID 155
Crop ID Nutwood
Part Bark
Use Category Industrial
Notes The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a fuel.
Metadata ID 7,228
ID 157
Crop ID Purple-pod cluster-leaf
Part Bark
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The bark is chewed to treat coughs, sore throat and stomach-aches.
Metadata ID 7,232
ID 158
Crop ID Purple-pod cluster-leaf
Part Root
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The roots are chewed to treat colds. A root decoction is taken to treat con... more
The roots are chewed to treat colds. A root decoction is taken to treat constipation, cough and colds
Metadata ID 7,232
ID 159
Crop ID Purple-pod cluster-leaf
Part Bark
Use Category Industrial
Notes The yellow wood is heavy, very hard, tough and exceptionally durable, even ... more
The yellow wood is heavy, very hard, tough and exceptionally durable, even in salty water where it resists borers. It is used to make tool handles, fence posts, house building, dhow keels and wagon axles. The wood makes a good fuel and an excellent charcoal.
Metadata ID 7,232
ID 160
Crop ID Purple-pod cluster-leaf
Part Bark
Use Category Food
Notes An edible gum exudes from the tree.
Metadata ID 7,232
ID 161
Crop ID Swamp Oak
Part Bark
Use Category Industrial
Notes The tree is a major source of timber in its native range and is often expor... more
The tree is a major source of timber in its native range and is often exported. The wood is used for light construction, mouldings, interior finish and veneer. A good-quality pulp, suitable for paper making, can be produced from plantation material.
Metadata ID 7,234
ID 162
Crop ID Terumtum Merah
Part Bark
Use Category Industrial
Notes The yellow-brown wood is heavy and fine-grained. It is used locally for boa... more
The yellow-brown wood is heavy and fine-grained. It is used locally for boat building.
Metadata ID 7,235
ID 163
Crop ID Terumtum Merah
Part Bark
Use Category Oil (Fuel)
Notes The wood is used for fuel.
Metadata ID 7,235
ID 164
Crop ID Tropical Almond
Part Bark
Use Category Industrial
Notes The bark and leaves and sometimes roots and green fruits are locally used f... more
The bark and leaves and sometimes roots and green fruits are locally used for tanning leather and provide a black dye, used for dyeing cottons and rattan and as ink. The timber is of good quality and is used for house and boat building, furniture and cabinet-making.
Metadata ID 7,236
ID 166
Crop ID Tropical Almond
Part Seed
Use Category Oil (Food)
Notes The seed is edible and considered delicious, and contains a pale odourless ... more
The seed is edible and considered delicious, and contains a pale odourless oil, similar to almond oil.
Metadata ID 7,236
ID 167
Crop ID Tropical Almond
Part Seed
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The oil is employed medicinally as a substitute for true almond oil to reli... more
The oil is employed medicinally as a substitute for true almond oil to relieve abdominal inflammations, and, cooked with the leaves, in treating leprosy, scabies and other skin diseases.
Metadata ID 7,236

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