Entry for Dennettia tripetala Bak. f. [family ANNONACEAE]
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 1
Description
A tree of the rain-forest and occasionally in the savanna, to 18 m high by 60 cm girth, of limited distribution in Ivory Coast, S Nigeria and W Cameroons.The wood is white, soft and not durable, and is susceptible to termites.Bark is fibrous and strongly scented (1).The young leaves are chewed on account of their pungent spicy taste.The fruits, green at first then turning red, ripen in April and May have a peppery spicy taste and are chewed for this property (1). The fruit is held to be a good source of vitamin (2).