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MOTOPI







         ⇒  ENGLISH NAME;shepherds tree

         ⇒  SCIENTIFIC NAME;Boscia albitrunca





         ⇒  DISCRIPTION;The trunk of this
            species is characteristically whitish.

            The leaves are clustered or fascicled

            on the branches. The fruits ripen to

            yellow, with a sweet, slimy pulp and a

            smooth skin.





         ⇒  USES; The wood is tough and durable; it is used to make household utensils

            such as spoons and bowls. A decoction of the root is said to be effective in the

            treatment of haemorrhoids. Birds, baboons, monkeys, elephants, as well as hu-
            mans, eat the fruit.

































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