Chrysobalanaceae FAMILY

Parinari excelsa

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Parinari excelsa is a fast-growing, evergreen tree with a thick rounded or flatly-spreading crown. It usually grows up to 45 metres tall, but sometimes, when growing in harsh conditions is only about 8 metres tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The bole is 40 - 50cm in diameter, and can be with or without basal buttresses which can be up to 3 metres tall. A multipurpose tree, providing food, medicines and a range of other commodities. It is usually gathered from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, north to the Guyanas and Costa Rica. Tropical Africa - Senegal to Kenya, south to Angola to Mozambique.

HabitatUpland rainforests in the Guyanas[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ]. Rain-forest, but not found the wetter parts (non-flooded); coastal forest, swamp forest and in swampy depressions in rice fields[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].