Family: Rutaceae

Genus: Vepris

Species: lanceolata

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001029

Common name: White ironwood

English name: White ironwood

Arabic name: فيبريس

Native: South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique

Country: Kenya Mozambique South Africa

(PGR): Rare

Evergreen shrub or small tree up to 5 - 20 m height, 150 cm in diameter  bark smooth and grey to dark grey leaves lemon scent, trifoliate, leathery, alternately arranged on the stem, leaflets narrowly elliptic , margin entire and wavy, apex tapers to more or less rounded point flowers greenish-yellow in color, star- shaped arranged in terminal heads or panicles fruit globose covered with gland-dots lemon scent

Ornamental . the wood hard, heavy, strong, elastic. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of medicines and wood. It can be used in soil restoration projects. The plant is aromatic, astringent, bitter, febrifuge, stimulant and tonic. Leaf and root decoctions are used to treat malaria however, high doses may result in peptic ulcers. The leaves and branches contain alkaloids and limonoids

Texture: Adaptable Enriched soil Loam Sandy

Fertility: High

Drainage: Moderately well drained

Salinity: Low

Water Sources: Medium Water

Climates: Subtropics Tropical

Lights: Full sun Light shade

Zone: 9 : 11

pH range: 6.0-7.5

Status: Rare

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Evergreen Shrub Small tree

Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated

Collecting Sources: Shop garden

Plant Uses: Aromatic Ornamental Traditional medicine Wood and Timber

Plant Populations density: Rare

Vegetation types: Evergreen shrub Sub tropical Wood land

pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral