Erythroxylum fischeri (Bekele-Tesemma, 2007)
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Erythroxylum fischeri Erythroxylaceae Indigenous
Common names
- Agnuakgna: Jemmoh, Jemma
- Amargna: Moke
- Mejengrgna: Gegem
- Sahogna: Siga
Ecology
Growing in Dry and Moist Bereha and Kolla agroclimatic zones in Gambella and Ilubabor regions, 300-600 m, annual rainfall 1,100-2,000 mm.
Uses
Timber (construction), utensils (stirrers), fodder (leaves for goats), gum.
Description
Evergreen much branched shrub, undershrub or small tree up to 9 m tall with straight bole, hanging branches and regular conical crown or sometimes up to 18 m tall with spreading crown and trunk to 60 cm in diameter at its base.
- BARK: Grey or brown, soft and flaky, has warts.
- LEAVES: Elliptic, 5-18 cm in length and 2.5-7.7 cm in width, acute to acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, dark green and shining above; petiole 5-13 mm long.
- FLOWERS: Fragrant, 1-4 in the axils of leaves, white or pinkish white.
- FRUIT: Drupe, red or orange red, ovoid, 1.5-1.9 cm in length.
Propagation
Seedlings
Seed
- Treatment: Macerate the fruit after soaking it in water for half to whole day.
Remarks
Its gum is good as an additive to medicine.
