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Anisophyllea meniaudi

Family: Anisophylleaceae


What it is like

A tree. It grows 30 m high. The trunk is 60 cm across. The leaves are simple. The leaves have 3 or 5 parallel veins along the leaf. The side veins are at an acute angle and not parallel. The fruit are 2 cm across and orange when ripe.

Previously it was put in the Rhizophoraceae.


Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Angola, Central Africa, Congo, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, West Africa


How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit


How it is grown


Its other names

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