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Annickia affinis
Also called Yellow Wood, African Yellowwood
Annickia affinis is small to medium sized tree that grows up to 30m tall, it belongs to the Annonaceae family. Also known as the African yellow wood, it is widely used in Central Africa and parts of West Africa in the treatment of various diseases. Both Annickia affinis and Annickia chlorantha are widely studied and sometimes credited with the name Enantia chrlorantha.
Commonly occurs between 50 and 650 metres elevation in primary, secondary and degraded forests of the Lower Guinean forests in southern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Cabinda Province of Angola, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Wood obtained from the species is used to make canoe paddles and furniture while the bark is suitable making straps for carrying baskets and as a material in building huts. Stem bark extracts are an important ingredient in decoctions to treat malaria and a host of other ailments. Dye obtained from the bark is also used for dyeing fibre and cotton.
African Yellowwood · Annickia kummeriae · African Yellowwood · Annickia
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Annickia affinis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
