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Fabaceae FAMILY

Daniellia alsteeniana

Daniellia alsteeniana

Edibility
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Medicinal
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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Daniellia alsteeniana is a tree that can grow up to 25 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 150cm in diameter at the base[ 1355 Title Plants of the World online Publication Author Website http://powo.science.kew.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line database giving detailed descriptions of almost 40,000 species of plants (as of 2018), almost 25,000 images and a list of almost 850,000 plant names. A truly excellent resource and still growing. , 1361 Title Taxonomic Revision of Daniellia (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) Publication Systematic Botany (2010), 35(2): pp. 296-324 Author Manuel de la Estrella, Carlos Aedo, Barbara Mackinder, and M Publisher Year 2010 ISBN Description ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood and resin. It is sometimes harvested commercially for its wood. The tree is very ornamental when in flower, with large pink flowers, held on long branches extending above the leafy crown, forming spectacular pink masses that can be seen from a distance[ 1355 Title Plants of the World online Publication Author Website http://powo.science.kew.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line database giving detailed descriptions of almost 40,000 species of plants (as of 2018), almost 25,000 images and a list of almost 850,000 plant names. A truly excellent resource and still growing. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Gabon, Angola, DR Congo, Zambia
HabitatEscarpment woods and dry forests on sandy soils[ 1355 Title Plants of the World online Publication Author Website http://powo.science.kew.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line database giving detailed descriptions of almost 40,000 species of plants (as of 2018), almost 25,000 images and a list of almost 850,000 plant names. A truly excellent resource and still growing. ]. Clear and dry forest, savannah lands; at elevations from 350 - 1,400 metres[ 1361 Title Taxonomic Revision of Daniellia (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) Publication Systematic Botany (2010), 35(2): pp. 296-324 Author Manuel de la Estrella, Carlos Aedo, Barbara Mackinder, and M Publisher Year 2010 ISBN Description ].