Ebenaceae FAMILY

Diospyros sanza-minika

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Diospyros sanza-minika is an evergreen tree usually growing up to 25 metres tall, exceptionally to 40 metres. The long, straight, cylindrical bole is usually up to 60cm in diameter, exceptionally to 90cm, and is free of buttresses[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood, possibly also as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Ghana, also in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Congo.

HabitatHumid, evergreen forests[ 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/ ].