Hunteria umbellata
Family: Apocynaceae
What it is like
A tree. It grows 22 m tall. The trunk can be 40 cm across.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest. It grows up to 600 m above sea level.
Countries/locations it is found in
Africa, Angola, Congo DR, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, West Africa
How it is used for food
The pulp of the fruit is eaten.
Edible parts
Fruit, caution, medicine
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Kanwenakoa, Kanwini
Synonyms
Carpodinus umbellata K. Schum.; Hunteria eburnea Pichon; Hunteria elliotii (Stapf) Pichon; Picralima elliotii (Stapf) Stapf;