Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern
Berlinia grandiflora
Berlinia grandiflora
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
The seed contains fatty acids that can cause severe diarrhoea in humans[1].
Cultivation Details
HabitTree
Growth—
A plant of the moister lowland tropics. Although many species within the family Fabaceae have a symbiotic relationship with soil bacteria, this species is said to be devoid of such a relationship and therefore does not fix atmospheric nitrogen[2].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Berlinia+grandiflora>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Chemical and Spectra Studies of the Alleged Killer Seed of Berlinia grandiflora — Duru C.E.; Duru I.A.; Ikpa C.B.C. & Ibe F.C. · 2014 · http://www.iosrjournals.org · ISBN 2278-5736 ↩︎
- [2]Nodulation Plants in GRIN Taxonomy — United States Department of Agriculture · http://www.ars-grin.gov/~sbmljw/cgi-bin/taxnodul.pl?language=en ↩︎An online database listing plants that have either positive or negative reports on root and stem nodulation with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
- [3]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
- [4]A Synopsis of the Genus Berlinia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) — Mackinder B.A. & Harris D.J. · Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. · 2006 ↩︎A preliminary treatment of the genus Berlinia prior to the publication of a full monograph.
- [5]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
- [6]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
- [7]Tropix 7 — CIRAD · http://tropix.cirad.fr/en ↩︎An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
- [8]The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation — Allen O.N.; Allen E.K. · University of Wisconsin · 1981 · ISBN 0-333-32221-5 ↩︎An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.