Fabaceae FAMILY

Pachyelasma tessmannii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The fruits, seeds and bark are used as fish poison, and the species is reported as one of the most effective fish poisons of Central Africa^[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitTree

Growth—

The flowers and wood have a very unpleasant smell that can carry for a considerable distance (up to 300 metres). This is one of the biggest and most majestic trees of the Congolean rain-forest^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pachyelasma+tessmannii>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.