Drypetes gossweileri
Drypetes gossweileri
Safety & Hazards
The stem bark, leaves and fruits are used to stupefy fish in order to catch them more easily[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 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 sawdust can cause dermatitis, ocular and respiratory problems[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].
Botanical Description
Drypetes gossweileri is a tree that usually grows up to 30 metres tall, though specimens up to 42 metres have been recorded. The straight bole is up to 120cm in diameter, often irregularly fluted, it can be unbranched for up to threequarters of its height[ 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 plant is often harvested from the wild for medicinal use, the stem bark being sold for this purpose in local markets. The tree is also used as a source of wood, edible seeds and as a snake repellent.