Afrolicania elaeosperma

Botanical Description

Afrolicania elaeosperma is a small tree growing up to 15 metres tall[ 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 seeds are a source of a useful oil and are often collected from wild stands of the trees, often along the shore[ 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. ]. Although the oil has interesting chemical properties, it is unlikely that it will become more important as an industrial oil as the very long juvenile period of the tree makes it uneconomical as a plantation species[ 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. ].