Anacardiaceae FAMILY

Antrocaryon klaineanum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Antrocaryon klaineanum is a deciduous tree growing 25 - 35 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is slightly buttressed at the base and up to 100cm in diameter[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of timber. The timber is also traded internationally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo.

HabitatDense, humid forests at elevations from near sea level to 680 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. , 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description 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/ ].