Catha edulis
Bushman's Tea
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Bushman's Tea | |
| Other names | Khat; Qat |
Origin
| States and Territories | Saudi Arabia (Hejaz, C-Saudi Arabia); Yemen (N-Inner Yemen, W-Yemen); South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; SW-Angola [I]; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Malawi; Tanzania; E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Kenya; Uganda; Rwanda; Burundi; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Sudan; South Sudan; China [I] (Hainan [I], Guangxi [I], S-Yunnan [I]); Honduras [c] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
| [c] = Commercially cultivated | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Celastrales | |||
| Family | Celastraceae | |||
| Genus | Catha | |||
| Species | edulis | |||
| Author citation | Forssk. | |||
| Scientific name | Catha edulis Forssk. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Flowers
, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson