Fabaceae FAMILY

Anthonotha crassifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Anthonotha crassifolia is a deciduous shrub, or more commonly a tree, with a much-branched bole; it can grow up to 25 metres tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The tree can reach 40 metres in selected sites, with a cylindrical bole up to 150cm in diameter. It has buttresses that are poorly developed considering the size of the tree[ 1318 Title Revision of the African genus Anthonotha (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) Publication Plant Ecology and Evolution 143(1): 70-99, 2010 Author Frans J. Breteler Publisher Year 0 ISBN doi:10.5091/plece Description ]. The bole is irregular[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWestern tropical Africa - Senegal to Nigeria and Cameroon, south to northern Angola

HabitatEvergreen to semi-deciduous forest, gallery forest, savannah woodland ; at elevations up to 1,300 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. , 1318 Title Revision of the African genus Anthonotha (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) Publication Plant Ecology and Evolution 143(1): 70-99, 2010 Author Frans J. Breteler Publisher Year 0 ISBN doi:10.5091/plece Description ].