Burseraceae FAMILY
Dacryodes pubescens
Dacryodes pubescens
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dacryodes pubescens is an evergreen tree with a wide, spreading, hemispherical crown, that can grow up to 37 metres tall. The bole, which is often sinuous, is up to 150cm in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood and resin. The wood is also harvested commercially and exported.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - ?Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, northern Angola.
HabitatLowland rainforest and along rivers, sometimes under inundated conditions[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].