Tetrapleura tetraptera
Tetrapleura tetraptera
Safety & Hazards
The seedpod has been used as a fish poison[ 1616 Title Tetrapleura tetraptera in Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda: households uses and local market Publication Forests, Trees and Livelihoods DOI:10.1080/14728028.2018.1498027 Author Kemigisha E. et al Website https://doi.org/10.1080/14728028.2018.1498027 Publisher Year 2018 ISBN 2164-3075 Description ].
Botanical Description
Tetrapleura tetraptera is a deciduous tree growing 20 - 25 metres tall. The bole, which can be 50 - 90cm in diameter, is slender and older trees have very small, low, sharp buttresses. In the forest, the crown is fairly small, thin and rounded, becoming flat when old, but it tends to spread when in the open[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The tree is commonly harvested from the wild for its edible fruit, medicinal applications and other commodities, all of which are used locally. The plant, especially the fruit, is often sold in local markets as a food and a medicine.