Annonaceae FAMILY

Cleistopholis patens

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cleistopholis patens is a tree, usually growing 7.5 - 20 metres tall but exceptionally to 30 metres[ 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 straight bole is slender and cylindrical, unbranched for up to 10 metres and around 20 - 90cm 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 harvested from the wild mainly for its timber, fibre and medicinal uses. It has potential for use as a pioneer to restore woodland.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Uganda, south to Angola.

HabitatCommon in disturbed forest areas, rapidly colonizing abandoned areas, at elevations up to 1,110 metres[ 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/ , 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ].