Family: Combretaceae

Genus: Anogueissus

Species: latifolia

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000564

English name: Axlewood

Arabic name: انوجيسس

Native: India, Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka

Country: India Myanmar Nepal Sri Lanka

(PGR): Very rare

Deciduous shrub in Egypt or  tree  20 m tall leaves simple grayish yellow or whitish hairs below flowers small, yellow fruit pseudo-achene, 2-winged, with a single seed

Heavy hardwood, good charcoal and firewood. It provides a gum that is a good substitute for gum Arabic. Its leaves give tannin used for tanning and dyeing.In certain areas of the subtropical forest of the Himalayan foothills of India, Anogeissus latifolia is the most important fodder, fuel and timber tree, and excessive lopping of leaves and cutting of saplings and branches for firewood may cause poor regeneration

Anogueissus latifolia var tomentosa Conocarpus latifolius Roxb ex Dc

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Texture: Adaptable

Fertility: Low

Drainage: Well drained

Salinity: Low

Water Sources: Moderate Water

Climates: Subtropics

Lights: Full sun

Propagation: Seeds, cuttings

Flowering time: Spring

Zone: Arid zone

pH range: 5.5-7.6

Status: Very rare

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Semi Deciduous Shrub Small tree Tree

Sample Type: Other

Collecting Sources: Botanical garden Other

Plant Uses: Animal feed Charcoal Dye Feed Fibre Firewood Food Forage Medicinal Natural rubber Oil Timber Wood and Timber

Plant Populations density: Very Rare

Vegetation types: Deciduous Montane forests Sub tropical Wood land

pH: Acid