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Useful Tropical Plants

Chrysophyllum pruniforme

Engl.

Sapotaceae

+ Synonyms

Chrysophyllum buchholzii Engl.

Chrysophyllum mortehanii De Wild.

Donella parvifolia Lecomte

Donella pruniformis (Engl.) Pierre ex Engl.

Common Name:

Chrysophyllum pruniforme

General Information

Chrysophyllum pruniforme is an evergreen tree with a dense crown; usually growing up to 30 metres tall but with some specimens to 40 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole is fluted or slightly buttressed at the base, usually up to 80cm in diameter, occasionally to 100cm[
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The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of timber.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Tropical Africa - Sierra Leone, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Zaire, Rwanda, Uganda.

Habitat

Primary and secondary lowland rainforests, at elevations up to 1,500 metres[
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Properties

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HabitEvergreen Tree
Height25.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

A plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,500 metres[
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Older plants can be grown in a sunny position, but seedlings appreciate some shade[
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Edible Uses

In some regions the fruit pulp is reported as edible, but in others as inedible[
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
]. The fruit is a yellow, globose to ovoid berry up to 5cm × 4cm, containing up to 5 fairly large seeds[
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Medicinal

A tea made from the bark is drunk to treat cough[
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Other Uses

The wood is yellowish-white and moderately hard. It is used for construction, grain mortars, beehives and house construction[
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Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania.
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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
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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.
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Propagation

Seed -
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