{{short description|Species of plant}} {{speciesbox |image = Stévart 4642 X quintasii.jpg |image_caption = |status = LC |status_system = IUCN3.1 |status_ref = <ref name="iucn status">{{cite iucn |author=Botanic Gardens Conservation International |date=2018 |title=''Xylopia quintasii'' |volume=2018 |article-number=e.T136112065A136112067 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T136112065A136112067.en |access-date=28 February 2023}}</ref> |genus = Xylopia |species = quintasii |authority = Pierre ex Engl. & Diels |range_map = Xylopia quintasii range map.png |range_map_caption = Range map of Xylopia quintasii |synonyms = *''Polyalthia mayumbensis'' *''Xylopia lane-poolei'' *''Xylopia striata'' }}
'''''Xylopia quintasii''''', commonly known as '''Elo''',<ref name="ITTO">{{cite web |title=Elo (''Xylopia quintasii'') |url=http://www.tropicaltimber.info/specie/elo-xylopia-quintasii/ |access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref> is a species of evergreen tree, in the family Annonaceae that grows 20-25 metres tall. ''Xylopia quintasii'' can tolerate temperatures above at least 1°C. Its leaves are oblanceolate and petiolate. ''Xylopia quintasii'' produces six star-shaped flowers. ''Xylopia quintasii'' is native to West Africa.<ref name="Hortipedia">{{cite web |publisher=Hortipedia |title=''Xylopia quintasii'' |url=https://en.hortipedia.com/Xylopia_quintasii |access-date=28 February 2023 |archive-date=28 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228165744/https://en.hortipedia.com/Xylopia_quintasii |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is known as '''Aghako''' in Ghana and '''Mvomba''' in Cameroon. ==Distribution== ''Xylopia quintasii'' is found in most of North-Western Africa. ''Xylopia quintasii'' is commonly found in evergreen and deciduous forests and coastal thickets.<ref name="ITTO"/> This species is present in the following countries:<ref name="plantnet-project">{{cite web |publisher=MediaWiki |title=Xylopia quintasii (PROTA) |url=https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Xylopia_quintasii_(PROTA)#Xylopia_rubescens |access-date=28 February 2023}}</ref> {| |- | valign="top" | *Angola *Cameroon *Central African Republic *Republic of the Congo *Democratic Republic of the Congo *Côte d'Ivoire *Equatorial Guinea *Gabon | valign="top" | *Gambia *Ghana *Guinea *Liberia *Nigeria *São Tomé and Príncipe *Senegal *Sierra Leone |}
==Uses== thumb|left|200px|Grains of Selim ''Xylopia quintasii'' is not commonly sold on the international market and is usually only used for local purposes. It is sometimes used in Grains of Selim and is smoked. The wood of ''Xylopia quintasii'' is used for house building in posts, poles, and planks. It can also have other uses like bowls, plates, weapons, tools, toys, etc. Many parts of ''Xylopia quintasii'' are used in traditional medicine. The bark is used to treat illnesses like bronchitis and pneumonia. The inner bark is used to treat swellings. A lotion can be prepared from the bark to treat headaches.<ref name="plantnet-project"/>
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quintasii Category:Taxa named by Adolf Engler Category:Taxa named by Ludwig Diels