Olacaceae FAMILY

Strombosia scheffleri

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Strombosia scheffleri is an evergreen tree usually growing 15 - 35 metres tall, with some specimens to 40 metres. The bole, which is slightly buttressed, can be 50cm in diameter[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally as a timber and fuel.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Nigeria to Kenya, south to Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.

HabitatLowland rain-forest with Chrysophyllum albidum, Cola gigantea, Erythrophleum suaveolens, Alstonia boonei, Parinari excelsa, Milicia excelsa. Sometimes dominant as a canopy tree in (sub-)montane and fringing forests[ 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. ].