Centroplacaceae FAMILY
Centroplacus glaucinus
Centroplacus glaucinus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Centroplacus glaucinus is a tree growing up to 20 metres tall[ 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 medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon.
HabitatAn understorey tree in primary and secondary forests, usually 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. ].