Sapotaceae FAMILY

Synsepalum cerasiferum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Synsepalum cerasiferum is an evergreen tree with a spreading crown; it can grow from 7 - 40 metres tall. The straight bole is fluted and buttressed, it is often unbranched for a considerable distance[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. , 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicines and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - scattered from Sierra Leone to Sudan, Uganda and Kenya, south to Angola, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique.

HabitatRiverine forest, lowland mixed woodland and evergreen forest[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].