Apocynaceae FAMILY

Alstonia congensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Alstonia congensis is a tall forest tree capable of reaching 30 metres tall[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. Often harvested from the wild for medicinal use, the tree also supplies a useful timber that is traded. It is cultivated as an ornamental in some areas of Africa, its dense canopy making it a good shade tree[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The tree is considered to be endangered in its native range[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWestern Tropical Africa - Liberia to Cameroon and Central African Republic, south to Angola and DR Congo.

HabitatTropical rainforest[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. Usually occurs in swampy localities, such as Raphia swamps, at elevations up to 500 metres, but it is sometimes also found on drier, rocky soils[ 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. ].