Fabaceae FAMILY

Newtonia duparquetiana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Newtonia duparquetiana is a tree with a spreading crown; it can grow 20 - 30 metres tall. The straight bole can be 80 - 100cm in diameter; it is buttressed at the base, sometimes with one or a few stilt-roots; root flanges are well developed at the base of the bole[ 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 of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Cameroon, south to coastal Congo and DR Congo.

HabitatEvergreen forest; sandy grounds; granite; ferrugineous soils; 200 - 1,350 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. ].