Sapotaceae FAMILY

Synsepalum afzelii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Synsepalum afzelii is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall, but is usually smaller. The irregular, twisted bole is fluted at the base and can be up to 170cm in diameter[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The tree is harvested from the wild as a local source of food and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire, Guiana, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon.

HabitatLowland evergreen rain-forest, particularly in riverine and swamp forests[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].