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Hexalobus salicifolius is a large evergreen tree of West and Central African wet tropical forests, reaching up to 35 m, with fragrant cream to yellow flowers and an edible fruit. It is a forest species rarely grown in cultivation, so care notes below are general guidance for a tropical tree.
Hexalobus salicifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Annonaceae. It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo. Local common names include oouè, owoé, and owui.
This is an evergreen tree up to 35 meters tall. The deeply furrowed, fissured trunk is up to one meter wide. The leaves are up to 10 centimeters long by 3.5 wide. They may be grayish in color and hairy in texture. The fragrant flowers have cream to yellow petals with purple bases. The fruit is edible.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hexalobus salicifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
