Drypetes pellegrinii

Botanical Description

Drypetes pellegrinii is a tree with spreading branches; it can grow up to 13 metres tall. The bole can be 30cm in diameter[ 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/ ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use, and possibly also as a food condiment. This species has a fairly small range. The effects of fire, overgrazing, forest management activities and mining have caused declines in the extent of its habitat. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].