Celastraceae FAMILY
Salacia pyriformis
Salacia pyriformis
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Salacia pyriformis is a shrub producing stems from 4 - 12 metres tall. The stems are sometimes more or less erect, but at other times the plant adopts a more climbing habit, growing into the surrounding vegetation for support. The main stem is around 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 edible fruit is harvested from the wild for local use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Tanzania.
HabitatEvergreen forest and forest margins; riparian and flooded forests; secondary forests; thickets on road-sides, sometimes frequent; forest with Triplochiton scleroxylon; from near sea-level to 1,300 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. ].