Uapaca vanhouttei

Botanical Description

Uapaca vanhouttei is an evergreen tree usually growing up to 20 metres tall, but with reports of plants up to 30 metres. The bole can be 30cm or more in diameter with stilt roots up to 5 metres high[ 965 Title Uapaca (Phyllanthaceae) in the Guineo-Congolian forest region: a synoptic revision Publication Plant Ecology and Evolution 146 (1) 75 - 94 Author Breteler F. J. Website http://dx.doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2013.770 Publisher Royal Botanical Society of Belgium Year 2013 ISBN 2032-3913 Description A revision of the west African members of the genus Uapaca ]. The tree is harvested from the wild mainly for local use, probably as a food and also as a source of wood.