Scytopetalum tieghemii
(A. Chev.) Hutch. & Dalz.
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Description
A tree. It grows 20-25 m tall. The trunk can be 1 m around. It is straight and cylinder shaped. It can have buttresses. The leaves are 5-12 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The taper to a long tip. The edges are wavy. The flowers are white to pale pink. They have a scent. The fruit is fleshy and oval or pear shaped. They are 1.6-2 cm long and red when ripe.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in closed rain-forest in damp sites in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Notes
Also put in the family Scytopetalaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Abambarimi, Anene, Aprim, Degbeme-wali, Dueke, Efrim, Ka-bibia, Maguenbui, Penim, Zabblo, Zeb-blo
References (6)
- 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 48
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4. Kew.
- Irvine, F.R., 1961, Woody Plants of Ghana. Oxford Univ. Press. London.
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 161
- Prance, G. T. & Jongkind, C. H., 2015, A Revision of African Lecythidaceae. Kew Bulletin. 70:1-68
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- Vivien, J. & Faure, J.J., 1985, Abres des forets dense d'Afrique Centrale. Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique. Paris. p 322 (As Scyphocephalium ochocoa)
