About Balanites maughamii Sprague
Balanites maughamii Sprague, commonly known as manduro, torchwood, Groendoring in Afrikaans, and Ugobandlovu in Zulu, is a tree species native to southern and eastern Africa. Its distribution spans from Kenya through Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, the Caprivi Strip of Namibia, Eswatini, and the Northern Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. This tree is typically deciduous or semi-deciduous, growing to 20 to 25 meters tall with a rounded, spreading crown. It has a fluted trunk that can reach up to 1.3 meters in diameter. Rarely, it grows as a low shrub between 1.5 and 2 meters tall. Balanites maughamii is a protected tree in South Africa. Groendoring, a community located outside Asab in southern Namibia, is named after this tree.
