Rutaceae FAMILY
Vepris louisii
Vepris louisii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vepris louisii is an evergreen shrub or tree growing from 2 - 30 metres tall. The bole can be 65cm in diameter[ 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 plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Cameroon, DR Zaire.
HabitatForests on firm ground, in understorey and in fallow land; riverine formations; dense forest at the foot of cliffs, at elevations around 470 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. ].