Desplatsia chrysochlamys

Family: Malvaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 6 m high.

There are only a few Desplatsia confined to West Africa. Also put in the family Sparrmanniaceae.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in the evergreen forest in West Africa. It can grow in seasonally flooded clearings in forests.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, West Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Bedibesa, Elibe essan, Guazi, Kiokio

Synonyms

Ledermannia chrysochlamys; Grewiopsis dewevrei;