Xylopia hypolampra (PROTA)

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Xylopia hypolampra Mildbr.

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In Xylopia quintasii:

Xylopia hypolampra Mildbr. (synonym: Xylopia brieyi De Wild.) is a medium-sized to fairly large tree up to 40 m tall with bole up to 100 cm in diameter, occurring from Cameroon and the Central African Republic to south-western DR Congo and Cabinda (Angola). Its yellowish brown, medium-weight to heavy wood, with a density of 670–920 kg/m³ at 12% moisture content, is suitable for similar purposes as that of Xylopia quintasii; it is mainly used for construction, railway sleepers and implements, and as firewood. Bark macerations and decoctions are used in traditional medicine to treat asthma, cough and stomach-ache, and as diuretic and anthelmintic. The bark has been used for hut walls. The fruits and seeds are added to food as spice.

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Accessed 6 March 2025.

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