Annonaceae FAMILY

Isolona hexaloba

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Isolona hexaloba is a tree that can grow from 10 - 40 metres tall. The bole can be free of branches for 75% of its height; it is deeply fluted; and up to 60cm, exceptionally 100cm, in diameter[ 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 bark is a popular traditional medicine that is commonly harvested from the wild and often sold in local markets[ 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. ]. The wood is also used locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, northern Angola.

HabitatEvergreen and semi-deciduous forest, in both dense primary as well as more open secondary formations, often along rivers; at elevations up to 700 metres[ 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. ].