Sapotaceae FAMILY

Inhambanella henriquezii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Inhambanella henriquezii is an evergreen tree, usually growing 12 - 15 metres tall, but exceptional specimens can reach up to 40 metres. The bole often has small buttresses, whilst all parts of the plant contain a milky latex[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The young leaves have a brilliant coppery-red colour[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicines and timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, S. Africa.

HabitatLowland rainforest and forest on land with high ground water, or rather dry evergreen forest at elevations from sea level to 300 metres[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].