Mammea africana
Guttiferae
Habit
Tree
Fern
No
Predominant Habitat
Forest
Geographic Distribution
Liberia
IUCN Red-List
Not assessed
Synonyms
-
Rank
-
Taxon
-
Literature
FWTA 1: 293
Vouchers
van Dillewijn 47 (WAG); de Wilde 3822 (WAG)
Common Name(s)
mammea (oboto) (Liberian english/ local name/ trade name) Tokolea/ Tokulue (Sapo)
Notes
Can grow into a tall tree of 30 m and 100 cm Ø; fairly common in the wettest rainforests. Base with narrow buttresses; slash dark red with some yellow latex. Leaves simple, opposite, with numerous laterals, the fine venation with conspicuous dots at the end of the veins; no resin ducts between the veins. See also PROTA database.
