Annonaceae FAMILY

Monodora angolensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Monodora angolensis varies in habit from a shrub around 3 metres tall to a tree that can be up to 20 metres[ 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. ]. The bole can be around 40cm in diameter[ 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. ]. The seeds are sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a condiment.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Cameroon to Sudan, south to Angola, Zambia and Tanzania.

HabitatEvergreen forest of closed mixed type, also found in riverine forests, evergreen thickets, forest edges and fringing forests in savannah, at elevations from near sea level to 1,350 metres[ 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. ].