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Picralima nitida
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Picralima nitida

Picralima nitida

Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

The seed contains alkaloids[1]. It is used medicinally in parts of Africa, but considered toxic in other areas[1]. The crushed seeds, roots or fruit pulp are ingredients for arrow poison[2]. The immature fruits are pounded and thrown in the water as a fish poison[2].

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

The plant can flower and produce fruit all year round[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Picralima+nitida>

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References

  1. [1]The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. — Burkil. H. M. · Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. · 1985 - 2004 ↩︎Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
  2. [2]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.