Ebenaceae FAMILY

Diospyros iturensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Diospyros iturensis is a tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall. The irregular, fluted bole often branches from ground level, it can be up to 40cm in diameter[ 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 trees are harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, Angola.

HabitatGrowing on river-banks; or in the lower storey of forests on soil not subject to inundation[ 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/ ].