Malvaceae FAMILY

Christiana africana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Christiana africana is a tree with a spreading crown; usually growing 6 - 12 metres tall, with some specimens up to 21 metres having been recorded[ 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 short, square bole can be up to 45cm in diameter[ 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 - Senegal, west to Kenya and south to Angola, also in Madagascar; S. America - Brazil, the Guyanas; C. America - Costa Rica to Mexico.

HabitatAn understorey tree of evergreen and deciduous forest; transition and fringing forest; along stream; often in wet places, mainly in the drier parts of the forest regions; degraded forest (Kenya); at elevations from 100 - 1,000 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. ].