Ebenaceae FAMILY
Diospyros elliotii
Diospyros elliotii
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Diospyros elliotii is a tree that can grow up to 10 metres tall. The bole usually branches from low down, 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of chew sticks and wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Senegal to Nigeria and Central African Republic.
HabitatAn understorey tree in swamp 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/ ].