Ebenaceae FAMILY

Diospyros preussii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Diospyros preussii is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 10 metres tall, but is usually smaller. The bole can be up to 18cm 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 possibly has medicinal uses.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo.

HabitatEvergreen rain-forest, often in swampy sites[ 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/ ].