Millettia grandis

Read about Millettia grandis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Millettia caffra, Meissn. Ironwood. A S. African tree, 20-30 ft. high, with very hard close-grained brown wood and dark, rough, rugulose bark: lvs. on channeled petioles 6-8 in. long; lfts. lanceolate-oblong, acute, in 5-6 pairs, 2-2 ½ in. long, 1 in. apart; slender stipules 2-3 lines long: panicle 6-8 in. long: fr. leathery, velvety, used as a medicine by the Kafirs. Intro, into Fla. in 1891. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.