Chrysobalanaceae FAMILY
Maranthes goetzeniana
Maranthes goetzeniana
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Maranthes goetzeniana is an evergreen tree with a spreading, rounded crown growing from 25 - 50 metres tall[ 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 as a local source of food and wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
HabitatMoist evergreen forest at low and medium elevations, often associated with Khaya nyasica and Newitonia buchananii. Also in fringing forest with Adina microcephala, Erythrophleum suaveolens and Treculia africana; 300 - 1,500 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].