Ebenaceae FAMILY

Diospyros viridicans

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Diospyros viridicans is a tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall. The long, straight bole can be 40cm in diameter[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Cameroon and Central African Republic, south to Gabon, Congo, DR Congo and northern Angola.

HabitatLowland rain forest[ 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/ ].