Medicinal Plants of Namibia | Page 45

Plant:!Sterculia&africana&!
Family:!Sterculiaceae13!!
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Common(names:!!
‡GâugaSammes22!!
‡GûgeSammes22!!
‡GûugeSanmes22!!
Bosluisboom22!!
Huinas22,!47!!
Mukosa22!!
Omuhako22,!47!
Omumbambahako47!!
Sterculia22!!
Sterkastaaiing47!!
Sterkulie22!!
Tick!tree22!!

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Range:(!
This!special!tree!grows!in!the!western!
regions!of!Namibia,!mostly!in!the!north!
and!center!of!the!country13.!!Sterculia&
africana!is!most!abundant!in!the!savanna!
bushveld22.!!!
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Diagnostic(characteristics:(
S.&africana!has!a!wide!stem13.!!Its!white!
bark!peels!to!show!the!green!
underneath13.!!SimpleSmargined!leaves!
that!are!lobe!and!have!seven!veins!are!
characteristic!of!this!tree13.!!These!oliveS
green!leaves!embellish!the!tree!from!
November!to!June13.!!!