Annonaceae FAMILY

Xylopia quintasii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Xylopia quintasii is a slender, evergreen tree growing up to 30 metres tall with a clear straight bole[ 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/ ]. It is mainly used locally, being harvested from the wild for its medicinal uses, fibre and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - moister areas from Senegal to Central African Republic, south to northern Angola and DR Congo.

HabitatWet evergreen or deciduous lowland forest[ 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/ ].