Eriocoelum racemosum
Bak.
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Ehoarn Bidault
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Ehoarn Bidault
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Ehoarn Bidault
Description
A tropical shrub or small tree growing to 9 m high, found in the Sapindaceae family in wet sites and stream banks.
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Edible Uses
The fruit and seed arils are eaten.
Traditional Uses
Caution: The bark is very poisonous.
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Known Hazards
The bark is very poisonous.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet sites and stream banks.
Where It Grows
Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
References (5)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5. Kew.
- Busson, 1965,
- Dalziel, 1937,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 180
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
