Sapotaceae FAMILY

Chrysophyllum pruniforme

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chrysophyllum pruniforme is an evergreen tree with a dense crown; usually growing up to 30 metres tall but with some specimens to 40 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole is fluted or slightly buttressed at the base, usually up to 80cm in diameter, occasionally to 100cm[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Sierra Leone, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Zaire, Rwanda, Uganda.

HabitatPrimary and secondary lowland rainforests, at elevations up to 1,500 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. ].