Fabaceae FAMILY

Angylocalyx oligophyllus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Angylocalyx oligophyllus can be a shrub, usually with a single stem, growing around 1 - 2 metres tall, sometimes developing into a tree up to 10 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 is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Nigeria and DR Congo, south to northern Angola

HabitatVegetation with Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum, Terminalia superba; rain-forest; thickets of scrubland, secondary formations; at elevations up to 600 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. ]