Tetraberlinia bifoliolata

Botanical Description

Tetraberlinia bifoliolata is an evergreen tree with a rather open and narrow crown, becoming broader in large trees; it can grow from 5 - 50 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for 20 metres, from 5 - 100cm in diameter (occasionally to 150cm), sometimes widening at the base[ 896 Title Monopetalanthus exit. A systematic study of Aphanocalyx, Bikinia, Icuria, Michelsonia and Tetraberlinia Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-4 Author Wieringa J.J. Publisher Wageningen University; Holland Year 1999 ISBN 90-5808-121-4 Description A university thesis, it is a revision of the genus Monopetalanthus and related genera with a very good description of the species, including known uses. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also traded. If one considers that this species is fairly closely related to Tetraberlinia tubmaniana (the wood of which has excellent properties for peeling and pulp), and that the woods of the two species are very similar, this species could become an important timber for Gabon and Cameroon. Exploitation might be facilitated by the occurrence of this species in large and dense stands, while regeneration may be fast because trees of all stages are usually present and growth is fast[ 896 Title Monopetalanthus exit. A systematic study of Aphanocalyx, Bikinia, Icuria, Michelsonia and Tetraberlinia Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-4 Author Wieringa J.J. Publisher Wageningen University; Holland Year 1999 ISBN 90-5808-121-4 Description A university thesis, it is a revision of the genus Monopetalanthus and related genera with a very good description of the species, including known uses. ].