Chrysobalanaceae FAMILY

Magnistipula butayei

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Magnistipula butayei is an evergreen tree with a rounded crown; usually growing 15 - 30 metres tall, but with reports of some specimens reaching 45 metres. The irregular bole is fluted, it can be 100cm in diameter and unbranched for up to 15 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Liberia to Central African Republic, DR Congo and Tanzania, south to Angola, Malawi and Zambia.

HabitatSubmontane forests[ 364 Title Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania. Publication Author Lovett J.C.; Ruffo C.K.; Gereau R.E.; Taplin J.R.D Website http://www.york.ac.uk/res/celp/webpages/projects/ecology/tree%20guide/introduction.htm Publisher Frontier Year 0 ISBN 1-873070-33-0 Description A lovely little book giving a basic identification guide to more than 650 species of trees growing in Tanzania. It is also available to view on the internet. ].