Boraginaceae FAMILY

Hoplestigma klaineanum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hoplestigma klaineanum is a tree growing up to 25 metres tall. The straight bole has buttresses, it can be up to 40cm in diameter[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Cote D'Ivoire, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon.

HabitatEvergreen forest and on river banks at low elevations[ 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. ].