Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Uapaca togoensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Uapaca togoensis is an evergreen tree that usually grows up to 20 metres tall, though specimens to 30 metres have been recorded. The bole is around 20cm in diameter, usually with stilt roots, though these are sometimes absent when the tree grows in savannah[ 965 Title Uapaca (Phyllanthaceae) in the Guineo-Congolian forest region: a synoptic revision Publication Plant Ecology and Evolution 146 (1) 75 - 94 Author Breteler F. J. Website http://dx.doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2013.770 Publisher Royal Botanical Society of Belgium Year 2013 ISBN 2032-3913 Description A revision of the west African members of the genus Uapaca ]. The tree is harvested from the wild mainly for local use, probably as a food and also as a source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Senegal to southern Chad and Central African Republic, south through Gabon to DR Congo and northern Angola.

HabitatMostly in fringing forest and savannah woodland at elevations up to 1,400 metres[ 965 Title Uapaca (Phyllanthaceae) in the Guineo-Congolian forest region: a synoptic revision Publication Plant Ecology and Evolution 146 (1) 75 - 94 Author Breteler F. J. Website http://dx.doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2013.770 Publisher Royal Botanical Society of Belgium Year 2013 ISBN 2032-3913 Description A revision of the west African members of the genus Uapaca ].