Annonaceae FAMILY
Hexalobus crispiflorus
Hexalobus crispiflorus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hexalobus crispiflorus is a tree growing up to 30 metres tall. The bole is fluted and can be 60cm in diameter[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for a number of local uses, including edible fruit, medicine, timber and fibre.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - moister areas from Guinea-Bissau to southern Sudan, southwards to Angola and DR Congo.
HabitatDense rain-forest and fringing forest[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].