Fabaceae FAMILY

Cynometra sessiliflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cynometra sessiliflora is a tree growing from 4 - 20 metres long with a bole that can be 1 - 7 metres long and 20 - 50cm 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its resin, which is used locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWestern tropical Africa - Congo.

HabitatRiverine forest formation (Uapacetum heudelotii Léonard) periodically flooded or swampy with Cynometra schlechteri, Guibourtia demeusei; rare in forest on firm ground[ 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. ].