Pausinystalia talbotii

Botanical Description

Pausinystalia talbotii is an evergreen tree; it can grow up to 28 metres tall. The straight bole is often low-branching, but can be unbranched for up to 12 metres, it is often buttressed[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.