Meliaceae FAMILY
Trichilia rubescens
Trichilia rubescens
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Trichilia rubescens is an evergreen shrub or tree with a well-developed crown; it can grow up to 18 metres tall. The bole, which is often crooked, is up to 20cm 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 of its timber.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Nigeria and Cameroon, widely dispersed eastwards over the Congo basin to Uganda and Tanzania.
HabitatLowland and submontane rainforest[ 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/ ].