Malvaceae FAMILY

Heritiera densiflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Heritiera densiflora is a tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The bole is usually up to 60cm in diameter, occasionally to 100cm, with large buttresses[ 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 its good quality wood, which is used locally and also traded internationally in small quantities[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - northwest Gabon.

HabitatLowland rainforest, often in swampy localities and on sandy-loamy soils[ 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. ].