Uapaca heudelotii

Uapaca heudelotii, also known as rikio des rivières, is an evergreen plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is found in western Tropical Africa and is always located in wet places, mostly on river borders as it stabilizes the soil.

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Uapaca heudelotii is an evergreen, dioecious tree that usually grows to be 30 m (98 ft) but there is evidence of specimens that have grown to be 40 m (130 ft). Its leaves are arranged spirally and are simple with a pinnate venation. It’s made up of sap-wood that is light-colored, heart-wood that is a reddish-brown color, and the inner bark containing a sticky red sap. Male inflorescence where the male flowers are fixed in one place and the female flowers are pedicelled. The flowers are green and white in color. Uapaca heudelotii contains flowers that are unisexual. The male flowers contain unequal calyx lobes, are stamens free, smooth, and have a rudimentary ovary. The female flowers have superior ovaries, egg-shaped, and are smooth. The ellipsoid to obovoid fruit is 22–30 mm (0.87–1.18 in) long and 18–22 mm (0.71–0.87 in) wide.

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