Fabaceae FAMILY

Entada pervillei

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Entada pervillei is a tree that usually grows up to 15 metres tall, with occasional specimens up to 30 metres[ 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. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - northern and western Madagascar.

HabitatEvergreen humid forest and seasonally dry deciduous woodland, on sandy or limestone soils, at elevations up to 700 metres[ 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. ].