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General Information

Mimusops andongensis is a shrub or a tree with a dense, strongly-branched crown; it can grow up to 20 metres tall. The bole is up to 100cm in diameter, but usually much less. All parts of the plant contain latex[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

West tropical Africa - Guinea Bissau to Cameroon and the Central African Republic, south to Angola and DR Congo.

Habitat

Forest and fringing forest along watercourses; in the transition zone between savannah and forest; in periodically flooded forest on heavy clay soils; wooded savannah or formerly cultivated land in the later stages of succession[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	15.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

The fruits are used as an alternative for chewing gum[]. The yellow to orange fruit is a globular berry about 10mm long, pointed at the apex, and containing one seed[].

The latex from the bark is used to flavour palm wine[].

Medicinal

The latex from the bark is used to treat malaria and as a penile stimulant[].

Other Uses

The wood is very hard. It is valued locally (especially in Nigeria) for building purposes, making canoes, axe handles and for carving[, , ].

Propagation

Seed -

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