Medicinal Plants of Namibia

Plant:!Boscia&albitrunca!! ! Family:!Capparaceae13!! ! Common(names:!! /hunihaib47!! /hunis47!! ||Opolhunib22!! |Hunib22!! |Hunis22!! |Hûnis22!! Hirtenbaum22!! Muhepu47!! Munkundi22!! Omundjere47!! Omunghudi22!! Omunkunzi47!! Omunkuzi22! Omutendeereti22!! Omutendereti22!! Shepherd’s!Tree22!! Weissstamm22!! Witgat22!! Witgat!boom22!! Zû47!! ( Range:( This!plant!can!be!found!all!across!Namibia!but!especially!in!the!northern!and!central! highland!regions5,!7.!!Boscia&albitrunca!has!a!preferred!habitat!of!floodplains! although!it!can!also!proliferate!on!hill!slopes,!rivers,!and!dunes13.!!! ! Diagnostic(characteristics:! Small!offSwhite!flowers!and!yellow!berries!will! grace!this!tree!during!the!wet!season5,!typically! flowering!from!August!to!October!and!then!fruiting! from!October!to!December13.!!Meanwhile!dark!green! leaves!crown!this!tree,!which!might!reach!7!m!in! height!depending!on!the!conditions!of!where!it!is! growing5.!B.&albitrunca!does!not!drop!its!long,! elliptical!leaves13.!!The!whiteSbarked!shepherd’s! tree!can!live!in!a!wide!variety!of!biomes!except!sand! dunes5.!!! ( Governmental(protection(status:(( This!tree!is!protected!under!the!Forestry! Ordinance5.! (

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