Anthonotha macrophylla

Botanical Description

Anthonotha macrophylla is an evergreen shrub or tree with a wide-spreading crown; it usually grows from 4 - 20 metres tall, exceptionally to 30 metres. The plant is often multi-stemmed, or branching from near the base; the bole can be 10 - 40cm in diameter, sometimes widening at base; often with a straggling habit[ 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/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is sometimes grown as a shade-producing and soil-improving tree.