Polygalaceae FAMILY

Carpolobia lutea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Carpolobia lutea is a shrub or small tree, usually around 3 metres tall but occasionally up to 10 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. Harvested from the wild for local use as a source of food and wood. The plant is occasionally cultivated for its edible leaves[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWestern tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Cameroon.

HabitatRain-forest and stream banks from sea level to elevations of 400 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].