Pouteria superba

Botanical Description

Pouteria superba is a tree that can grow up to 40 metres tall. It has a straight bole that can be branchless for up to 25 metres and up to 100cm in diameter, with large buttresses[ 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. ]. The wood is of good quality and is often harvested from the wild. It is sometimes traded internationally[ 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. ].