Lauraceae FAMILY

Beilschmiedia diversiflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Beilschmiedia diversiflora is an evergreen tree growing 15 - 27 metres tall. The cylindrical bole is straight and unbuttressed, it can be branchless for up to 15 metres and up to 60cm in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The wood is gathered from the wild for mainly local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Cameroon, Gabon, Congo.

HabitatRain forest that can be periodically flooded[ 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. ]. Mixed forest, mainly in humid lowland areas[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].