Bussea occidentalis
Bussea occidentalis
Safety & Hazards
The leaves and seedcoats are used to poison fish[ 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/ ].
Botanical Description
Bussea occidentalis is an evergreen tree with a dense, rounded crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The usually straight, cylindrical bole is rarely more than 75cm in diameter, it has root spurs at the base and rarely has buttresses or thin butt flaresup to 100cm tall[ 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 wilf for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its long flowering period and abundance of fragrant, bright yellow flowers[ 1309 Title The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation Publication Author Allen O.N.; Allen E.K. Publisher University of Wisconsin Year 1981 ISBN 0-333-32221-5 Description An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus. ].