Fabaceae FAMILY

Cynometra ananta

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cynometra ananta is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 30 - 36 metres tall. The bole is often angular and knotty, it can be up to 120cm in diameter and free of branches for around 10 metres; it has buttresses up to 400cm 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood and resin.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana,

HabitatRain-forest in wet places; often forming gregarious stands on the slopes towards creeks, in valleys and on small plateaux; sometimes exceedingly abundant[ 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. ].