Fabaceae FAMILY

Bikinia grisea

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bikinia grisea is an evergreen tree with a hemispherical to irregular crown; it can grow up to 50 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 30 metres; up to 200cm in diameter, with broad buttresses up to 2 metres high[ 896 Title Monopetalanthus exit. A systematic study of Aphanocalyx, Bikinia, Icuria, Michelsonia and Tetraberlinia Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-4 Author Wieringa J.J. Publisher Wageningen University; Holland Year 1999 ISBN 90-5808-121-4 Description A university thesis, it is a revision of the genus Monopetalanthus and related genera with a very good description of the species, including known uses. ]. The tree is little used for its wood. However, its large, cylindrical bole give it intersting potential for exploitation as a timber species[ 896 Title Monopetalanthus exit. A systematic study of Aphanocalyx, Bikinia, Icuria, Michelsonia and Tetraberlinia Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-4 Author Wieringa J.J. Publisher Wageningen University; Holland Year 1999 ISBN 90-5808-121-4 Description A university thesis, it is a revision of the genus Monopetalanthus and related genera with a very good description of the species, including known uses. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo.

HabitatPrimary, evergreen rainforest, growing in areas not subject to inundation; at elevations from 200 - 650 metres[ 896 Title Monopetalanthus exit. A systematic study of Aphanocalyx, Bikinia, Icuria, Michelsonia and Tetraberlinia Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-4 Author Wieringa J.J. Publisher Wageningen University; Holland Year 1999 ISBN 90-5808-121-4 Description A university thesis, it is a revision of the genus Monopetalanthus and related genera with a very good description of the species, including known uses. ].