Fabaceae FAMILY

Aubrevillea kerstingii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aubrevillea kerstingii is a deciduous tree with widely spreading branches and an umbrella-like crown; it can grow up to 37 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 120cm in diameter with thin buttresses often forming broadly triangular flanges merging gradually with the twisted widely spreading roots[ 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. , 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and probably also for its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Cote D'Ivoire to southern Central African Republic and northern DR Congo.

HabitatEspecially characteristic of forest outliers in savannah country; it is also found in secondary forest and evergreen rainforest; at elevations from 400 - 1,200 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. ].