Fabaceae FAMILY

Daniellia pynaertii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Daniellia pynaertii is a large tree that can grow up to 40 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 240cm in diameter[ 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 as a medicine and source of timber and gum, the timber is also traded.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo

HabitatForests; at elevations from 20 - 670 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 ].