Trichoscypha lucens
Oliv.
Anacardiaceae
This is a very variable plant in shape, size and leaf texture; it has often not been properly recognised and has thus acquired a large number of synonyms[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
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Pseudospondias luxurians A.Chev.
Trichoscypha albiflora Engl.
Trichoscypha chevalieri Aubrév. & Pellegr.
Trichoscypha coriacea Engl. & Brehmer
Trichoscypha diversifoliolata Van der Veken
Trichoscypha ealensis Van der Veken
Trichoscypha kwangoensis Van der Veken
Trichoscypha ledermannii Engl. & Brehmer
Trichoscypha liketensis Van der Veken
Trichoscypha oba Aubrév. & Pellegr.
Trichoscypha pallidiflora Engl. & Brehmer
Trichoscypha parvifoliolata Van der Veken
Trichoscypha rhoifolia Engl. & Brehmer
Trichoscypha silveirana Exell & Mendonça
Trichoscypha submontana Van der Veken
Trichoscypha ulugurensis Mildbr.
Trichoscypha volubilis Van der Veken
Trichoscypha yapoensis Aubrév. & Pellegr.
Common Name:
General Information
Trichoscypha lucens is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow from 5 - 25 metres tall. The bole can be 15 - 35cm in diameter, sometimes with buttresses. Occasionally the plant adopts a scrambling or climbing habit with a much more slender stem 3 - 7cm in diameter[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
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- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
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- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood.
Known Hazards
It is believed that the leaves of this tree can cause an allergic rash when touched. So people are advised not to keep this tree near their homes[
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Botanical References
Range
Tropical Africa - Guinea to Central African Republic, Uganda and Kenya, south to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Habitat
Rain-forest; forest gallery; evergreen forest; forest relics on sandy soil; swampy forests; dry secondary forest; regrowth; bush with Dissotis leonensis; at elevations from 5 - 2,000 metres[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 15.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
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- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
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- Burkil. H. M.
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- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
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- 1985 - 2004
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- 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/
]. The pulp is sweet when ripe and is sometimes eaten[
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/
]. The fruit is an ovoid drupe 15 - 20mm long, 10 - 15mm in diameter with red hairs[
].
Medicinal
The plant (part not specified) is used in the treatment of costal pains and stiff-neck[
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
The bark exudes a dirty orange-yellow resin with an aromatic smell[
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/
].
The wood is strong, tough and durable. It is used for making canoes, tool handles, knife and sword sheaths and is sawn into planks[
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/
,
]. The wood is carved into fetish masks[
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/
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
