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Useful Tropical Plants

Leptonychia batangensis

(C.H.Wright) Burret

Malvaceae

+ Synonyms

Grewia batangensis C.H.Wright

Common Name:

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General Information

Leptonychia batangensis is a small, evergreen tree growing around 6 metres tall.
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Western tropical Africa - Cameroon to DR Congo.

Habitat

Rainforest[
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/
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Tree
Height6.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The sap of the leaves, or the powdered roots, is mixed into palm-wine and taken as an aperitif, tonic and anti-anaemic medicine[
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/
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-03-29. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Leptonychia+batangensis>

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