Uapaca pynaertii
Uapaca pynaertii
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Uapaca pynaertii is an evergreen tree growing up to 40 metres tall. The bole can be 70cm or more in diameter with stilt roots up to 4 metres high[ 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/ , 965 Title Uapaca (Phyllanthaceae) in the Guineo-Congolian forest region: a synoptic revision Publication Plant Ecology and Evolution 146 (1) 75 - 94 Author Breteler F. J. Website http://dx.doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2013.770 Publisher Royal Botanical Society of Belgium Year 2013 ISBN 2032-3913 Description A revision of the west African members of the genus Uapaca ]. The fruit is a popular wild food in much of its range, being commonly gathered for local use[ 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 also provides a useful timber.