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General Information

Octolobus spectabilis is a shrub or a tree with spreading branches; it usually grows up to 10 metres tall, exceptionally to 15 metres. The cylindrical bole is up to 30cm in diameter, occasionally to 60cm; it is free of buttresses[, ].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, source of wood and possibly also for food.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to DR Congo and Tanzania, south to Angola.

Habitat

Forest undergrowth, scattered but common in dry forest types. In Central Africa its habitats are dense humid semi-deciduous forest and gallery forest, at elevations from 525 - 1,000 metres[, ].

Properties

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Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	8.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

The solitary, yellow flowers can be either male or bisexual[].
A highly variable species[].

Edible Uses

The seeds are said to be edible[].

Medicinal

A maceration of the root bark is taken against sexual asthenia[].

Other Uses

The yellowish-white wood usually has brownish necrosis in the centre. The texture is fine. The wood is heavy and rather hard. The stems are made into spear shafts[].

Propagation

Seed -

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