Mongongo

id: mongongo-179-8414177
title: Mongongo
text: The mongongo tree, mongongo nut or manketti tree is a member of the family Euphorbiaceae and of the monotypic genus Schinziophyton. A large, spreading tree, the mongongo reaches 15–20 metres tall. It is found on wooded hills and among sand dunes, and is associated with the Kalahari sand soil-types. The leaves are a distinctive hand-shape, and the pale yellow wood is similar in characteristics to balsa, being both lightweight and strong. The yellowish flowers occur in slender, loose sprays.
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category slug: encyclopedia
description: Species of tree
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongongo
date created: 2004-11-30T21:04:49Z
date modified: 2024-09-05T04:52:52Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Mongongo_seedling.PNG","width":707,"height":501}
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