Brachystegia eurycoma

Botanical Description

Brachystegia eurycoma is a tree with a large, flat crown of huge, twisted, widely spreading branches; it can grow up to 37 metres tall. The bole is irregular and usually branches from low down; it can be 70 - 200cm in diameter[ 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. , 848 Title Tropix 7 Publication Author Website http://tropix.cirad.fr/en Publisher CIRAD Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine, and also for its wood, which is used locally and also exported. It is suitable for use as a shade providing ornamental tree, especially in the dry season when the it produces masses of coloured young foliage[ 882 Title Phytochemical composition and anti-inflammatory activities of Brachystegia eurycoma seeds and stem bark Publication Der Pharma Chemica, 2013 , 5(1):224-228 Author Igwe O.U. & Okwu D.E. Website http://derpharmachemica.com/vol5-iss1/DPC-2013-5-1-224-228.pdf Publisher Scholars Research Library Year 2013 ISBN 0975-413X Description An on-line publication, a research paper looking at the antiinflammatory activity of Brachystegia eurycoma. ].