Gentianaceae FAMILY

Anthocleista nobilis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

Accidental poisoning has occurred through the herbal use of this plant^[1]. The following symptoms have been manifest: colic, obstinate constipation, weakening of the stomach or spasm of the pylorus, fibrillary trembling, pronounced paleness of the skin and heart weakness^[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitTree

Growth—

A plant of the moister, mainly lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,200metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 30°c, but can tolerate 14 - 35°c^[2]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,100 - 2,000mm, but tolerates 700 - 3,000mm^[2]. Grows best in a sunny position^[2]. Succeeds in a range of soils, preferring one that is well-drained soil^[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5.5 - 6.5, tolerating 5 - 7^[2]. The plant flowers throughout the year^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Anthocleista+nobilis>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
[2]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
[3]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.