Annonaceae FAMILY
Uvaria afzelii
Uvaria afzelii
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Uvaria afzelii is a small tree or spreading shrub growing up to 5 metres tall[ 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 tree is used locally, being harvested from the wild for food and medicines.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Nigeria.
HabitatThickets surrounded with grass in places inundated during the rainy season[ 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. ].