Talk:Spirostachys africana

Maybe someone could measure a 'Janka Hardness'. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Oom Kosie (talk • contribs) 12:36, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

=Poisonous when used as Fire Wood=

Meat cooked over a fire made from the wood of this tree causes severe diarrhoea, death may occur.

Even the smoke from a tamboti fire is poisonous and could result in you painfully re-examining the contents of the previous night's bush braai. The wood should not be used for cooking fires, although once it has burnt down, the glowing coals can safely be used.

=What is the structure of excoecarin?= The article mentions excoecarin. There are multiple structures named "excoecarin". WHich particular structure is meant, or is it the class? See for example [http://www.chemspider.com/Search.aspx?q=Excoecarin]