Anacardiaceae FAMILY

Trichoscypha longifolia

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Trichoscypha longifolia is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 25 metres tall. The unbuttressed, usually straight bole can be free of branches for most of its height and up to 30cm 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. , 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia.

HabitatMoist evergreen forests[ 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. ].