Malvaceae FAMILY
Hildegardia barteri
Hildegardia barteri
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hildegardia barteri is a fast-growing, deciduous tree that can reach a height of 24 - 30 metres or more. The tree is buttressed, with a clear bole 9 - 12 metres or more tall and a girth of up to 3.5 metres. The tree is harvested from the wild and used locally as a food and source of timber and fibre. It is also sometimes grown as a living fence.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWestern tropical Africa - Cote D'Ivoire to Nigeria.
HabitatDrier parts of the forest regions, especially on rocky hills. Transition and fringing forest[ 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/ ].