Rhizophoraceae FAMILY
Cassipourea firestoneana
Cassipourea firestoneana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cassipourea firestoneana is a tree with a spreading crown of large, crooked branches, growing up to 28 metres tall. The bole can be unbranched for much of its length, it is 60 - 75cm in diameter with low buttresses[ 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 is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood,
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Liberia.
HabitatScattered in high forest[ 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. ].