Putranjivaceae FAMILY

Drypetes leonensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Drypetes leonensis is a tree growing up to 23 metres tall[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Cameroon and Central African Republic, south to Gabon, Congo and DR Congo.

HabitatRainforests and open forests at elevations up to 800 metres[ 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. ].