Trichoscypha lucens
Trichoscypha lucens
Safety & Hazards
It is believed that the leaves of this tree can cause an allergic rash when touched. So people are advised not to keep this tree near their homes[ 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. ].
Botanical Description
Trichoscypha lucens is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow from 5 - 25 metres tall. The bole can be 15 - 35cm in diameter, sometimes with buttresses. Occasionally the plant adopts a scrambling or climbing habit with a much more slender stem 3 - 7cm 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 plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood.