| Brachystegia boehmii | |
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| Brachystegia boehmii (Mfuti tree) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Brachystegia |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachystegia boehmii Taub. |
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Brachystegia boehmii is a tree native to eastern and southern Africa. It forms and an important component of miombo woodland. This particular species of Brachystegia occurs as far southwest as Botswana. Common names are Mfuti (Zimbabwe) and Prince of Wales feathers.
The wood is medium reddish brown, heavy, tough and strong with a slightly interlocking grain. It is not easy to work and blunts tools very quickly. In Shona culture, infusions of the tree leaf have traditionally been used for treatment of constipation and lumbago amongst other things.