Anacardiaceae Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst.

| |	© P.Ekpe / NSBP

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Keywords in this picture :

• Bark
• Vegetative
• Slash
• Woody stem
• White latex
• Slash exudate
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Diare (Tamale - Bolgatanga road) - NSBPGHANA
• Mole National Park - NSBPGHANA

Specimen information

Collection Date
19/03/2005

Collector
Ekpe, P.

Specimen Number
86

Location
Btween Savelugu and Diare, along Tamale - Bolgatanga road. Savanna woodland dominated by short shrubby trees.

Notes
Medium-sized tree about 7m tall and about 20cm dbh. Slash reddish brown, slightly fibrous and sticky. Dry pale white gum, like incence, appeared on previously slashed bark. Fruits fleshy, globose and rippens yellow; one-seeded with hard nut said to be edible. Stem and roots heavily debarked supposedly for medicinal purposes.

Coordinates
Latitude: 9.480430 N   Longitude: 0.513470 W   Altitude: 0.0