Drypetes pellegrinii
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Description
A tropical under-storey tree reaching 13 m high with a trunk about 1 m in circumference, growing in high forest of West Africa in the Putranjivaceae family.
Edible Uses
The bark, which has a peppery taste, is occasionally used as a spice for flavouring.
Traditional Uses
The bark has a peppery taste and is occasionally used as a spice.
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Medicinal Uses
The bark has a spicy taste and is used in traditional medicine.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows as an under-storey tree in high forest in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Ivory Coast, West Africa,
Cultivation
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
References (3)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2. Kew.
- Seidemann J., 2005, World Spice Plants. Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. p 141
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
