''Brackenridgea zanguebarica'', the yellow peeling plane, is a species of
plant in the family
Ochnaceae. It is native to the southeastern
Afrotropics
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
. The bark of the tree is locally in high demand for traditional medicine.
left, Bark of a tree protected in Brackenridge Reserve, Limpopo
Range
It occurs in
Kenya,
Tanzania,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Zimbabwe and very locally in
South Africa, where it is endangered.
References
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Ochnaceae
Taxa named by Daniel Oliver
