Tamboti Spirostachys africanus This tree can be found along watercourses, streams, on brackish soils or in warm dry area up to Tanzania. They can grow upto 18m tall. The bark is dark brown and forms rough rectangular blocks. The branchlets when broken produce thick white latex, which is poisonous, but not always present. The flowers are small red spikes produced from July to January. They bear fruit from October to Febuary. Game like impala, Nyala, kudu, Bushbuck, giraffe, elephant, black rhino, Duiker and porcupine all feed on this tree. Meat cooked over a fire made from the wood of this tree causes severe diarrhoea, death may occur. The sap may also cause blindness or blisters on the skin if contact is made. The wood may be used for furniture; fence posts and huts building. Wood is also used to keep insects away.

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