Fabaceae FAMILY

Newtonia glandulifera

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Newtonia glandulifera is a medium-sized to fairly large tree that can grow up to 40 metres tall. The bole can be unbranched for 20 - 25 metres and up to 150cm in diameter; it often has small buttresses at the base[ 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 wood is harvested from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, northern Angola.

HabitatA canopy tree in evergreen forest[ 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. ].