Uvariastrum pierreanum
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Summary
Source: WikipediaUvariastrum pierreanum is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is native to Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, the Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and the Republic of the Congo. Adolf Engler, the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the French botanist Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre.
Description
A small tree. It grows 4-7 m tall. It can grow 30 m tall. The leaves are 10-15 cm long by 2.5-3.5 cm wide. The fruit are 2-7 cm long by 2.5 cm wide.
Edible Uses
Essential oil extracts from stem-bark and leaf oils have been described as having antimalarial activity in laboratory tests with Plasmodium falciparum.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the lowland rainforest.
Where It Grows
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Also Known As
Ankumabaka, Otwe-ehi, Pisie
References (2)
- Harris, D. J., 2002, The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, 2002. – 274 pages p 46
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
