Lauraceae FAMILY
Beilschmiedia velutina
Beilschmiedia velutina
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Beilschmiedia velutina is an evergreen tree growing up to 30 metres tall. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber and edible fruit.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast Africa - Madagascar.
HabitatEvergreen moist and dry forests at elevations up to 1,200 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].