Fabaceae FAMILY
Loesenera walkeri
Loesenera walkeri
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Loesenera walkeri is a tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The straight bole can be up to 100cm in diameter; it sometimes has small buttresses that can be 1 - 1.5 metres 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Gabon.
HabitatSwamp edges; near rivers in rain-forest; rather common, often with Sclerosperma[ 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. ]