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Xylopia staudtii
Species of plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Xylopia staudtii Engl & Diels is a tall tree within the Annonaceae family, it can grow up to 50 metres (160 ft) tall, the tallest height of the African Xylopia trees.[4] It occurs in forest and freshwater swamps in West Africa.[5]
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Description
The species has a straight and slender trunk with branching stilts roots and sometimes stilted peg-roots or pneumatophores,[5] These pneumatophores can be up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in height, but much thinner than cypress knees, so that they need prop roots to hold them upright.[6] Its diameter as measured by the d.b.h. can be up to 80 cm.[4] The leaves are somewhat leathery and discolourous, paler abaxially, measures between 5.1-11.8 cm long and 2.0-5.6 cm wide.[4] The leaf-blades are oblanceolate to obovate and sometimes elliptical outlined, blunt to acuminate apex, cuneate at the base, and decurrent on petiole.[4] The fruit, up to 5 borne on a pedicel, have a green exterior and scarlet interior, are oblong shaped, thick walled and sparsely pubescent to glabrate.[4]
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Distribution
Occurs in West and Central Africa in high forest or swampy forest zones. It is widely spread in the Takamanda Reserve in Cameroun.[4]
Uses
Locals use stem bark extracts to treat dysentery in Cameroun and cold in Côte d'Ivoire.[7]
References
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