Gaboon ebony
Diospyros viridicans

Family: Ebenaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 20-25 m high. The trunk is straight and 1.3 m around. The bark is black. The fruit are yellow at first then they turn red and finally black.

There are about 485 species of Diospyros mostly in the tropics.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in lowland rain-forest in West Africa.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Angola, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo R, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, West Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Abrupro, Atwea, Bridie, Kekemi, Pitue, Wen wenya bene, Wuse-ama

Synonyms

Diospyros kekemi Aubrev. & Pellegr.;