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Peridiscaceae FAMILY

Soyauxia velutina

Soyauxia velutina

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Soyauxia velutina is an evergreen shrub or small tree that can grow from 3 - 11 metres tall. The bole can be 10cm in diameter. The plant sometimes adopts a more climbing habit[ 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 likely to be used locally as a source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Cote D'Ivoire to Nigeria; Gabon.
HabitatEvergreen rain-forest, valley bottoms, often by water[ 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. ].