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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;