
Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY
Monotes engleri
Monotes engleri
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Monotes engleri is a shrub or small tree; it usually grows up to 7 metres tall, exceptionally to 10 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
HabitatMixed woodland[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].