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Mimusops laurifolia is a large evergreen tree, native to the Ethiopian Highlands and the highlands of the southeastern Arabian Peninsula.
In Africa, M. laurifolia is found in scattered sites in the northern and eastern Ethiopian Highlands of Eritrea, Ethiopia, northwestern Somaliland, and in the coastal mountains of Djibouti. It is found on mountain slopes, in dry Juniperus-Olea forests in association with Juniperus procera and Olea europaea, as single large trees in evergreen or semi-evergreen bushland outside the forest, and in riparian forests or as isolated trees along intermittent streams.
Local communities gather the edible fruit from wild trees, and occasionally use the timber for fuel, construction, and carpentry. The wood is light brown to pale yellow.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mimusops laurifolia 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.
