Ebenaceae FAMILY

Diospyros suaveolens

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Diospyros suaveolens is a tree growing up to 30 metres tall, with a straight bole to over 1.5 metres in girth, fluted at the base[ 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 as a timber and food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWestern tropical Africa - S. Nigeria and W. Cameroons to Gabon.

HabitatLowland rain-forest[ 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/ ].