Uapaca niangadoumae

Botanical Description

Uapaca niangadoumae is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 15 metres tall. The bole is up to 30cm in diameter, with stilt roots[ 965 Title Uapaca (Phyllanthaceae) in the Guineo-Congolian forest region: a synoptic revision Publication Plant Ecology and Evolution 146 (1) 75 - 94 Author Breteler F. J. Website http://dx.doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2013.770 Publisher Royal Botanical Society of Belgium Year 2013 ISBN 2032-3913 Description A revision of the west African members of the genus Uapaca ]. The tree is harvested from the wild mainly for local use, probably as a food and also as a source of wood.