Conocarpus lancifolius
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Conocarpus lancifolius | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Conocarpus lancifolius fruit
|
||||||||||||||
| Conservation status | ||||||||||||||
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
| Binomial name | ||||||||||||||
| Conocarpus lancifolius Engl. |
Conocarpus lancifolius, one of two species in the genus Conocarpus, is a tree in the family Combretaceae native to coastal and riverine areas of Somalia, Djibouti, and Yemen. It has been planted throughout East Africa, the Arabian peninsula, and South Asia.
The tree has no common name in English. In Somali it is called ghalab; in Arabic the name is damas.
[edit] Uses
The tree's wood is dense and suitable for charcoal. Goats use the young trees and shoots as fodder, although the leaves contain tannin. Because of its high salt tolerance and relative drought tolerance the tree is sometimes planted as a pioneer species in reafforestation projects in its native habitat.
