Sapotaceae FAMILY

Chrysophyllum lacourtianum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Abam is a usually evergreen tree, though can become leafless for a short time when flowering in the dry season. It has a spreading crown; it can grow up to 40 metres tall. The straight and cylindrical bole is sometimes fluted with steep buttresses at the base, it can be free of branches for up to 24 metres and up to 100cm in diameter[ 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. ]. The edible fruit is harvested from the wild by local people and is sold in local markets. The wood is traded in small volumes internationally[ 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. ]. The tree is rarely planted, but is commonly maintained when forest is cleared for agriculture[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Cameroon to the Central African Republic, Gabon and DR Congo.

HabitatDense, semi-deciduous forest, on sandy-loamy soils in gallery forest in valleys, where it often occurs scattered and is generally uncommon[ 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. ].