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Azanza garckeana (Thespesia garckeana) is a tree found throughout the Southern Africa in wooded grasslands, open woodland and thickets. It grows naturally in a range of altitudes from 1000 to 2000 m above sea level, from semi-arid areas to areas of higher rainfall. A. garckeana is often found on or near termite mounds in deserted village fields.
Common names: African Chewing Gum, Snot Apple, Tree Hibiscus, Mutohwe (Shona)
Uses
- The whole fruit except the seeds is chewed like gum, producing a sweet glutinous slime. The fruit is also used as a syrup and soup.
- The sap wood is yellow and the heart wood is a deep brown. It is easily worked but generally only suitable for small building needs, tool handles, oxen yokes, and domestic items such as spoons.
- The leaves of A. garckeana have many uses including green manure and mulch. The leaves also provide an often used fodder.
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