Sapotaceae FAMILY

Chrysophyllum boivinianum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chrysophyllum boivinianum is an evergreen tree growing up to 25 metres tall. The straight bole is often fluted and slightly buttressed at the base, it can be unbranched for up to 18 metres and is up to 60cm 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 as a food and source of timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.

HabitatHumid evergreen forest at elevations from sea-level up to 1,750 metres[ 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. ]. Particularly characteristic of mid-elevation forests, it also occurs in littoral and sub-littoral forests, and in forest remnants on high plateaux[ 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. ].