Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY

Monotes elegans

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Monotes elegans is a tree that can grow from 6 - 15 metres tall. The bole can be 50cm 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 of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Angola, Zambia, Tanzania.

HabitatBrachystegia woodland on stony ridges, etc.; also sparse lakeside woodland; at elevations from 810 - 1,740 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. ].