Desplatsia chrysochlamys
(Mildbr. et Burret) Mildbr. et Burret
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Description
A shrub or small tree growing to 6 m high in the Malvaceae family. It is found in tropical evergreen forests and seasonally flooded forest clearings of West Africa.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in the evergreen forest in West Africa. It can grow in seasonally flooded clearings in forests.
Where It Grows
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, West Africa,
Notes
There are only a few Desplatsia confined to West Africa. Also put in the family Sparrmanniaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Bedibesa, Elibe essan, Guazi, Kiokio
References (4)
- 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
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5. Kew.
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 132
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
