Pouteria alnifolia

Botanical Description

Pouteria alnifolia is a deciduous tree growing up to 25 metres tall. The bole, which is up to 70cm in diameter, is often twisted and fluted, with small buttresses at the base[ 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. , 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of food, medicines and wood. It can be grown as a pioneer species to re-establish woodland.