Fabaceae FAMILY

Didelotia brevipaniculata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Didelotia brevipaniculata is an evergreen tree; it can grow from 14 - 20 metres tall, with some repots of trees more than 50 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to two thirds of its height, uo to 100 - 150cm in diameter, generally with 3 - 6 buttresses that are up to 100cm high, 10 - 30cm wide. The higher the tree, the more slender the bole[ 316 Title Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. Publication Author Chudnoff. Martin. Publisher USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. Year 1984 ISBN Description Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics. , 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 timber, which is used locally and also traded.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Guinea, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire, southern Nigeria, west Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon.

HabitatOld secondary forest; lowland rain-forest; by scattered stands[ 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. ]