Fabaceae FAMILY

Julbernardia seretii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Julbernardia seretii is an evergreen tree with a spreading crown; it can grow up to 40 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 170cm in diameter with large buttresses up to 3 metres high and 2 metres broad at the base[ 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 of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, northern Angola.

HabitatRain-forest, dense and without undergrowth on plateau, or periodically flooded; at elevations up to 900 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. ].