African Teak Pterocarpus angolensis

• They can be found in open woodland and wooded grassland from Zaire to Kwazulu-Natal and are thought to indicate well-drained soils.
• The bark is dark grey, rough and fissured.
• The tree produces flowers from August to Febuary and starts fruiting from January to June.
• This is thought to one of the finest furniture timbers in the world.
• It is often used for window frames, panelling and floors.
• Vervet Monkeys and baboon eat kudu and elephant feed on the leaves and the pods.
• A remedy made from the bark is used to treat malaria and black water fever.
• Burnt roots, which are then drunk in water is said to treat asthma.
• Many other abdominal complaints ranging from diahorrea to bilhartzia is treated by drinking remedies made from the roots.