Fabaceae FAMILY

Brachystegia mildbraedii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Brachystegia mildbraedii is a tree with a very broad crown; it can grow 30 - 35 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 80 - 120cm in diameter with a fluted base[ 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. , 848 Title Tropix 7 Publication Author Website http://tropix.cirad.fr/en Publisher CIRAD Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also exported.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon.

HabitatRain-forest, on rocky slopes in mountain ranges where it is common; at elevations from around 300 - 1,000 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. ].