Fabaceae FAMILY

Cynometra leonensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cynometra leonensis is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 100cm in diameter, with buttresses up to 350cm high[ 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. , 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a drink and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Sierra Leone, Liberia

HabitatEvergreen rain-forest on well-drained land but often near watercourses and in gregarious stands[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].