Ebenaceae FAMILY
Diospyros heterotricha
Diospyros heterotricha
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Diospyros heterotricha is a deciduous shrub or a tree, usually with several stems, growing up to 3 metres tall The plant is harvested from the wild for its edible fruit. It is cultivated for its fruit in west Africa.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Congo, DR Congo, Angola.
HabitatBushy places and at the outskirts of forests, especially in wooded mountainous places, and frequently alongside high roads; shady woods; hilly thickets on a red muddy soil[ 544 Title Cataloge of African Plants Collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853 - 1861 Publication Author Hiern. W.P. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Longmans & Co.; London. Year 1898 ISBN Description In 6 volumes, it gives botanical descriptions and some uses of the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].