Fabaceae FAMILY
Baudouinia fluggeiformis
Baudouinia fluggeiformis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Baudouinia fluggeiformis is a deciduous tree usually growing up to 15 metres tall, occasionally to 20 metres. The fluted bole is up to 50cm, occasionally to 70cm in diameter[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.
HabitatDeciduous forest and woodland, also in dry woodland and scrubland, at elevations up to 500 metres, occasionally 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. ]. It generally prefers sandy and alluvial soils, but is occasionally found on clay[ 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. ].