Omphalocarpum pachysteloides
Mildbr.
Butter-lime
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Description
A tree. It grows 16 m high. The trunk is slender and straight. It is 1 m around.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in closed forest in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Production
In Central African Republic flowers have been recorded in April.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Botlem, Kell-yelee, Pitiaguia
References (3)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5. Kew.
- Hawthorne, W.& Marshall, C., 2013, Nimba Western Area Iron Ore Concentrator Mining Project Environmental and Social Impact Assessment. AcelorMittel Liberia. p 497
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
