Fabaceae FAMILY

Platysepalum chevalieri

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Platysepalum chevalieri is a shrub or a tree that can grow from 3 - 18 metres tall. The usually straight bole can be 25 - 60cm in diameter, without buttresses[ 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. , 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 local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

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

HabitatPrimary and secondary, dry or swampy forests; islands in rivers, 'elephant baths'; riverine forest; wooded savannah; at elevations up to 600 metres[ 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. ].