Terminalia stenostachya is a deciduous or semideciduous shrub growing up to 4 metres tall; or a tree with a rounded or flat-rounded crown; it can grow 5 - 12 metres tall, occasionally to 20 metres.
The bark is used locally as a snuff.

Known Hazards

None known

Habitat

Brachystegia woodland and wooded grassland; dry tree savannah with Acacia nigrescens; lake basin chipya; Acacia-Combretum-Terminalia savannah; scrub mopane; on heavy soils such as rich red soils and clay soils; at elevations of 450 - 1,400 metres.

Cultivation Status

Wild

Cultivation Details

Found on heavier soils in the wild.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Agroforestry Uses

None Recorded

Other Uses

The powdered bark is used as a snuff.

Propagation

Seed -