the leaves are given to children suffering amoebic dysentery or jaundice, and to treat rheumatism, stomach-ache, epilepsy and diarrhoea, while decoctions of the bark are used to treat malaria and as an aphrodisiac. Game and livestock readily browse the foliage. This species, in common with other members of the family, is host to butterflies of the family Pieridae. Instar larvae may defoliate a tree completely, but leaves regrow readily. Phytochemical analysis of the bark revealed glycosides, terpenes, tannins, flavonoids, saponins, carbohydrates, proteins, alkaloids and other constituents. Further studies suggested that the bark is non-toxic in anti-inflammatory doses, supporting ethnomedical use of the plant in managing inflammation. References Citations Prodr. 1: 254 (1824) — Sim, For. Fl. Port. E. Afr.: 10 (1909). — Gilg & Bened. in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 53: 257 (1915). — Burtt Davy, F.P.F.T. 1: 122 (1926). — Steedman, Trees etc. S. Rhod. 9 (1933). — Arwidss. in Bot. Notis. 1935: 360 (1936). — Exell & Mendonça, C.F.A. 1: 59 (1937). — Hauman & Wilczek, F.C.B. 2: 487 (1951). — O. B. Mill. in Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 18: 16 (1952). — Milne-Redh. in Mem. N.Y.Bot. Gard. 8 3: 217 (1953). TAB. 35 fig. F. Type from Angola. External links 'Flora of Zambia' gallery Safari Afrika gallery Slashed trunk Longitudinal section of fruit angolensis