Fabaceae FAMILY

Prioria msoo

Edibility

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Prioria msoo is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 50 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 300cm in diameter[ 898 Title A Revision of Prioria, including Gossweilerodendron, Kingiodendron, Oxystigma and Pterygopodium (Leguminosae - Caesa Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-3 Author Breteler F.J. Publisher Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands. Year 1999 ISBN 90-5782-045-5 Description A treatment of the genus Prioria (Fabaceae), uniting the genera Gossweilerodendron, Kingiodendron, Oxystigma and Pterygopodium under Prioria. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It is sometimes planted for utility purposes to provide shade[ 364 Title Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania. Publication Author Lovett J.C.; Ruffo C.K.; Gereau R.E.; Taplin J.R.D Website http://www.york.ac.uk/res/celp/webpages/projects/ecology/tree%20guide/introduction.htm Publisher Frontier Year 0 ISBN 1-873070-33-0 Description A lovely little book giving a basic identification guide to more than 650 species of trees growing in Tanzania. It is also available to view on the internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern Tropical Africa - southern Kenya, Tanzania

HabitatEvergreen forests; at elevations up to 1,260 metres[ 898 Title A Revision of Prioria, including Gossweilerodendron, Kingiodendron, Oxystigma and Pterygopodium (Leguminosae - Caesa Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-3 Author Breteler F.J. Publisher Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands. Year 1999 ISBN 90-5782-045-5 Description A treatment of the genus Prioria (Fabaceae), uniting the genera Gossweilerodendron, Kingiodendron, Oxystigma and Pterygopodium under Prioria. ].