Rhizophoraceae FAMILY
Cassipourea afzelii
Cassipourea afzelii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cassipourea afzelii is a slender-branched shrub or tree growing up to 15 metres tall. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Guinea to Ghana and Nigeria to Cameroon.
HabitatUsually found in the understorey, and close to water, in wet evergreen forest, gallery forest, and secondary forest, especially in regions with an annual rainfall of over 2,500mm[ 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. ].