Xylopia aethiopica is an evergreen, aromatic tree, of the Annonaceae family that can grow up to 20m high. It is a native to the lowland rainforest and moist fringe forests in the savanna zones of Africa.
The dried fruits of X. aethiopica (grains of Selim) are used as a spice and an herbal medicine.
Xylopia is a compression from Greek ξυλον πικρον (xylon pikron) meaning 'bitter wood'. The second part of the plant's binomial name, aethiopica, refers to the origin of the tree, in Ethiopia, though currently ...
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