About Lannea schweinfurthii (Engl.) Engl.
Lannea schweinfurthii (Engl.) Engl. can grow up to 22 meters tall, but most individuals reach between 3 and 15 meters in height. It has an open or spreading crown with drooping branches that bear foliage at their tips. Its bark is typically flaky, and ranges in color from grey to brownish. Young stems are usually pubescent, and develop flaky bark as they mature. Its leaves are imparipinnately compound, with 1 to 5 pairs of leaflets. Leaflets are broadly ovate to elliptic in shape. Its inflorescences are spike-like racemes, and its flowers are greenish yellow to yellow. The fruit is an ellipsoid berry that grows up to 12 mm long, and turns red-brown when ripe. This species grows across a wide variety of environments in East Tropical Africa, and also occurs in parts of North East Africa and Southern Africa. It has been recorded in Somalia, Kenya, and areas extending southwards to South Africa. The root and stem bark of this species are commonly used to treat a wide range of health conditions. These include blood disorders like anemia, gastro-intestinal issues such as diarrhea, dysentery, and stomach pains, sores and wounds, and infections including abscesses, boils, skin rashes, and gonorrhea. In Tanzania and Zimbabwe, it is also used to treat health conditions in animals, specifically coccidiosis and corridor disease.
