Burseraceae FAMILY

Santiria trimera

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Santiria trimera is a tree growing up to 26 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is about 20 - 50cm in diameter with tall, narrow buttresses and stilt roots[ 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood. A popular fruit in parts of Africa, it is sometimes cultivated, especially in Sierra Leone, and the fruits are often sold in local markets[ 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/ ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Central African Republic, south to northern Angola and DR Congo.

HabitatAlong rivers; swampy places; forest on firm ground; gallery; rain-forest; open forest with Gaertnera paniculata; secondary rain-forest with Aulacocalyx jasminiflora, Whitfieldia lateritia, etc.; at elevations up to 1,515 metres[ 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/ ].