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Englerophytum laurentii

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 28 m high. It can be a smaller shrub 6 m high.

There are 5 or 10 Englerophytum species in Africa.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in swamps and on river banks. It produces breathing roots or pneumatophores.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Angola, Benin, Central Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, West Africa

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten It is also used as a flavouring and also for making alcoholic drinks. Caution: Alcohol is a cause of cancer.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Gymnolouma laurentii (De Willd.) Baehni; Chrysophyllum laurentii De Willd.; Bequaerdtiodendron magalismontanum (Sond.) Heine & Hemsley; Englerophytum magalismontanum (Sond.) Pennington; Wildemaniodoxa laurentii (De Wild.) Aubrev. & Pellegr.;