Dactyladenia barteri

Botanical Description

Dactyladenia barteri varies in habit from a climbing shrub to a small tree growing up to 12 metres tall with a dense, spreading crown[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The bole is crooked and fluted, often with multiple stems, up to 25 - 40cm in diameter[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The plant is widely used in west Africa in soil stabilization and restoration schemes, and also for interplanting in plantations. It provides a useful timber and also has minor medicinal uses. It is often retained when clearing forest for cultivation[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].