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Anthocleista grandiflora
Also called Forest Big Leaf, Big Leaf, Big Leaved Fevertree, Bigleaf Tree, Forest Bigleaf, Forest Fevertree, Wild Tobacco Tree
Anthocleista grandiflora is a species of flowering plant of the family Gentianaceae. Commonly referred to as the forest fever tree. It is a tall, slender tree up to 30 m with a preference for forests in high rainfall areas. The leaves are very large, up to 100 cm x 50 cm, arranged in terminal clusters.
It is native to the mountains and escarpments of eastern Africa, from Uganda and Kenya in the north to South Africa and Eswatini in the south. In Zimbabwe it is limited to the Eastern Highlands and in South Africa it occurs mostly along rivers in and below the escarpment, and less often in lowveld riparian fringes. It is the only member of the Gentianaceae that reaches tree size in South Africa.
Anthocleista grandiflora is harvested locally for its wood, leaves, and bark to be used as timber, firewood, and medicine. It is also planted as an ornamental tree.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anthocleista grandiflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
