No image available
Rutaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Citropsis gabunensis

Citropsis gabunensis

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Citropsis gabunensis is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing from 1.5 - 6 metres tall[ 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. , 703 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 21 Publication Author Rehder A. (Editor) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Boston. Year 1940 ISBN Description A botanical journal containing several interesting articles. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local use. There have been significant declines in the habitat of this species because of logging, mining and the commercial planting of exotics. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Sierra Leone, Liberia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, Angola.
HabitatAn understorey tree in wet, evergreen forest[ 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. ].