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Hagenia abyssinica below the Sanetti Plateau This iconic tree of the Afromontane highlands of East Africa is a beauty with long racemes of flowers. It is one of the main medicinal plants used within rural communities typically to treat such problems as diarrhoea, ulcers and other diseases. The flowers are made into a tea to treat intestinal parasites. African Redwood,Bale Mountains National Park,Hagenia abyssinica,Oromia Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Hagenia abyssinica below the Sanetti Plateau

This iconic tree of the Afromontane highlands of East Africa is a beauty with long racemes of flowers. It is one of the main medicinal plants used within rural communities typically to treat such problems as diarrhoea, ulcers and other diseases. The flowers are made into a tea to treat intestinal parasites.

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The Hagenia

"Hagenia" is a monotypic genus of flowering plant with the sole species "Hagenia abyssinica", native to the high-elevation Afromontane regions of central and eastern Africa. It also has a disjunct distribution in the high mountains of East Africa from Sudan and Ethiopia in the north, through Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Tanzania, to Malawi and Zambia in the south.

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Uploaded Feb 6, 2025. Captured Nov 10, 2023 15:31.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/4.0
  • 1/41s
  • ISO400
  • 27mm