Englerophytum oblanceolatum
(S. Moore) Pennington
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A tree. It grows 18 m tall. The trunk is fluted. It is 90 cm around. The flowers are yellowish white and have a sweet scent.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the under-storey in deciduous forest in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Togo, West Africa,
Synonyms
Bequaertiodendron oblancelatum (S. Moore) Heine & J. H. HemsleyBoivinella glomerulifera (Hutch. & Dalziel) Aubrev. & Pellegr.Chrysophyllum glomeruliferum Hutch. & DalzielManilkara dahomeyensis Pierre ex A. Chev.[Invalid]
Neoboivinella glomerulifera (Hutch. & Dalziel) Aubrev. & Pellegr.Pouteria malchairi (De Wild.) BaehniPseudoboivinella oblancelata (S. Moore) Aubrev. & Pellegr.Sersalisia malchairi De. Wild.Sideroxylon oblanceolatum S. Moore
Also Known As
Musamia
References (10)
- Abbiw, D.K., 1990, Useful Plants of Ghana. West African uses of wild and cultivated plants. Intermediate Technology Publications and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p 46 (As Bequaertiodendron oblanceolatum)
- Atato, A., et al, 2010, Diversity of Edible Wild Fruit Tree Species of Togo. Global Science Books. (As Bequaertiodendron oblanceolatum)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5. Kew.
- Dale, I. R. and Greenway, P. J., 1961, Kenya Trees and Shrubs. Nairobi. p 523
- East African Herbarium records, 1981, (Probably as Chrysophyllum oblanceolatum)
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- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 122 (As Bequaertiodendron oblanceolatum)
- Mutie, F. M., et al, 2023, Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches. Plants 2023, 12, 1145
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 182 (Probably as Chrysophyllum oblanceolatum)
- von Katja Rembold, 2011, Conservation status of the vascular plants in East African rain forests. Dissertation Universitat Koblenz-Landau p 166
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
