Malvaceae FAMILY

Chlamydocola chlamydantha

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chlamydocola chlamydantha is a tree growing up to 20 metres tall. The straight bole can be up to 30cm 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, medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Central African Republic, Gabon and DR Congo.

HabitatSwamp forests; understorey of deciduous and evergreen forest, including secondary forest; often in relatively humid locations such as along watercourses at elevations up to 900 metres[ 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. , 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. ].