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General Information

Poupartia chapelieri is an evergreen tree usually growing 10 - 20 metres tall, exceptionally to 30 metres. The usually straight bole is up to 100 cm in diameter[, ].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Africa - eastern Madagascar.

Habitat

Humid, evergreen forest, at elevations from sea-level to 1,500 metres[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	15.00 m
Self-fertile	No
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[]. The fleshy pulp is occasionally eaten[]. The yellowish to orange fruit is an ovoid drupe around 15mm long and 10mm wide[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The wood is white to pale grey. The grain is straight, texture medium. The wood is light in weight, once dry it is stable in service. It works easily and finishes well. It is not durable, although in tests it showed fair resistance to fungal attacks. It is quite easy to impregnate with preservatives. The wood is sometimes used for construction, and for knife handles. It is also suitable for the production of veneer, plywood and particle board, and for panelling, light boxes and crates[].

Propagation

Seed -

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