Cryptosepalum exfoliatum

Botanical Description

Cryptosepalum exfoliatum is a very variable plant ranging from an evergreen shrub only 20cm tall to an evergreen tree up to 18 metres tall (occasionally to 30 metres). Shrubs are sometimes suffruticose, with stems that are more or less woody and apparently persist for at least two growing seasons[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre.