Sapotaceae FAMILY

Chrysophyllum gorungosanum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chrysophyllum gorungosanum is an evergreen tree growing up to 40 metres tall. The straight bole is fluted and buttressed at the base, it can be unbranched for up to 17 metres[ 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/ , 364 Title Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania. Publication Author Lovett J.C.; Ruffo C.K.; Gereau R.E.; Taplin J.R.D Website http://www.york.ac.uk/res/celp/webpages/projects/ecology/tree%20guide/introduction.htm Publisher Frontier Year 0 ISBN 1-873070-33-0 Description A lovely little book giving a basic identification guide to more than 650 species of trees growing in Tanzania. It is also available to view on the internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its latex and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Cameroon to Kenya, south to Angola, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

HabitatMontane and upper montane forest[ 364 Title Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania. Publication Author Lovett J.C.; Ruffo C.K.; Gereau R.E.; Taplin J.R.D Website http://www.york.ac.uk/res/celp/webpages/projects/ecology/tree%20guide/introduction.htm Publisher Frontier Year 0 ISBN 1-873070-33-0 Description A lovely little book giving a basic identification guide to more than 650 species of trees growing in Tanzania. It is also available to view on the internet. ].