Pandaceae FAMILY

Panda oleosa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Panda oleosa is a slow-growing, evergreen tree with a dense crown; usually growing from 10 - 20 metres tall but with some specimens to 35 metres[ 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 irregular bole, which is usually 40 - 100cm in diameter, can be clear for up to 8 metres. In large trees it is somewhat fluted at the base, sometimes with short narrow buttresses up to 1 metre tall[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Liberia to Central African Republic, south to Gabon and Congo.

HabitatAn understorey tree of evergreen or deciduous, primary forest, sometimes riverine or seasonally flooded, at elevations from near sea level to 400 metres[ 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. ].